Blopress vs. Minipress: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Blopress and Minipress. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 90,641 people who take Blopress and Minipress, and is updated regularly.
What is Blopress?
Blopress has active ingredients of candesartan cilexetil. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 7,479 Blopress users. Check the latest studies of Blopress.
What is Minipress?
Minipress has active ingredients of prazosin hydrochloride. It is often used in post-traumatic stress disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 2,213 Minipress users. Check the latest studies of Minipress.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
90,641 people who take Blopress and Minipress are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Minipress (prazosin hydrochloride)
- Blopress (candesartan cilexetil)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Blopress:
- not at all: 2.47 %
- somewhat: 13.0 %
- moderate: 37.33 %
- high: 37.56 %
- very high: 9.64 %
Minipress:
- not at all: 5.58 %
- somewhat: 16.17 %
- moderate: 35.87 %
- high: 27.51 %
- very high: 14.87 %
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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.
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Browse all side effects of Blopress:
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 Minipress:
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 candesartan cilexetil and prazosin hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Blopress and Minipress, 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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