Benicar vs. Fluvastatin sodium: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Benicar and Fluvastatin sodium. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 68,300 people who take Benicar and Fluvastatin sodium, and is updated regularly.
What is Benicar?
Benicar has active ingredients of olmesartan medoxomil. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 36,002 Benicar users. Check the latest studies of Benicar.
What is Fluvastatin sodium?
Fluvastatin sodium has active ingredients of fluvastatin sodium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 1,354 Fluvastatin sodium users. Check the latest studies of Fluvastatin sodium.
68,300 people who take Benicar and Fluvastatin sodium are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil)
- Fluvastatin Sodium (fluvastatin sodium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Benicar:
- not at all: 1.29 %
- somewhat: 12.6 %
- moderate: 33.33 %
- high: 37.28 %
- very high: 15.49 %
Fluvastatin Sodium:
- not at all: 3.33 %
- somewhat: 13.33 %
- moderate: 40.0 %
- high: 30.0 %
- very high: 13.33 %
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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:
- Benicar (34,081 reports)
- Fluvastatin sodium (1,350 reports)
Browse all side effects of Benicar:
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 Fluvastatin sodium:
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 olmesartan medoxomil and fluvastatin sodium (the active ingredients of Benicar and Fluvastatin sodium, 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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