Verapamil hydrochloride vs. Benicar hct: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Verapamil hydrochloride and Benicar hct. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 77,831 people who take Verapamil hydrochloride and Benicar hct, and is updated regularly.
What is Verapamil hydrochloride?
Verapamil hydrochloride has active ingredients of verapamil hydrochloride. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 6,650 Verapamil hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Verapamil hydrochloride.
What is Benicar hct?
Benicar hct has active ingredients of hydrochlorothiazide; olmesartan medoxomil. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 10,919 Benicar hct users. Check the latest studies of Benicar hct.
77,831 people who take Verapamil hydrochloride and Benicar hct are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Verapamil Hydrochloride (verapamil hydrochloride)
- Benicar Hct (hydrochlorothiazide; olmesartan medoxomil)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Verapamil Hydrochloride:
- not at all: 3.9699999999999998 %
- somewhat: 17.79 %
- moderate: 33.2 %
- high: 33.2 %
- very high: 11.83 %
Benicar Hct:
- not at all: 1.29 %
- somewhat: 11.83 %
- moderate: 28.6 %
- high: 41.08 %
- very high: 17.2 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Verapamil hydrochloride (5,451 reports)
- Benicar hct (10,270 reports)
Browse all side effects of Verapamil hydrochloride:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Benicar hct:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on verapamil hydrochloride and hydrochlorothiazide; olmesartan medoxomil (the active ingredients of Verapamil hydrochloride and Benicar hct, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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