Botox vs. Frova: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Botox and Frova. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 73,870 people who take Botox and Frova, and is updated regularly.
What is Botox?
Botox has active ingredients of botulinum toxin type a. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 70,513 Botox users. Check the latest studies of Botox.
What is Frova?
Frova has active ingredients of frovatriptan succinate. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 2,100 Frova users. Check the latest studies of Frova.
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 >>>.
73,870 people who take Botox and Frova are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Botox (botulinum toxin type a)
- Frova (frovatriptan succinate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Botox:
- not at all: 7.72 %
- somewhat: 13.83 %
- moderate: 25.4 %
- high: 30.23 %
- very high: 22.83 %
Frova:
- not at all: 3.66 %
- somewhat: 19.51 %
- moderate: 31.71 %
- high: 29.27 %
- very high: 15.85 %
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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 Botox:
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 Frova:
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 botulinum toxin type a and frovatriptan succinate (the active ingredients of Botox and Frova, 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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