Brovana vs. Xopenex hfa: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Brovana and Xopenex hfa. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 22,394 people who take Brovana and Xopenex hfa, and is updated regularly.
What is Brovana?
Brovana has active ingredients of arformoterol tartrate. It is often used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. eHealthMe is studying from 3,656 Brovana users. Check the latest studies of Brovana.
What is Xopenex hfa?
Xopenex hfa has active ingredients of levalbuterol tartrate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 2,529 Xopenex hfa users. Check the latest studies of Xopenex hfa.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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22,394 people who take Brovana and Xopenex hfa are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Brovana (arformoterol tartrate)
- Xopenex Hfa (levalbuterol tartrate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Brovana:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 26.32 %
- moderate: 36.84 %
- high: 15.79 %
- very high: 21.05 %
Xopenex Hfa:
- not at all: 0.32 %
- somewhat: 21.27 %
- moderate: 26.67 %
- high: 30.48 %
- very high: 21.27 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Brovana (3,599 reports)
- Xopenex hfa (2,392 reports)
Browse all side effects of Brovana:
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 Xopenex hfa:
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 arformoterol tartrate and levalbuterol tartrate (the active ingredients of Brovana and Xopenex hfa, 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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