Cafergot vs. Treximet: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Cafergot and Treximet. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 34,162 people who take Cafergot and Treximet, and is updated regularly.
What is Cafergot?
Cafergot has active ingredients of caffeine; ergotamine tartrate. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 531 Cafergot users. Check the latest studies of Cafergot.
What is Treximet?
Treximet has active ingredients of naproxen sodium; sumatriptan succinate. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 1,904 Treximet users. Check the latest studies of Treximet.
34,162 people who take Cafergot and Treximet are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Treximet (naproxen sodium; sumatriptan succinate)
- Cafergot (caffeine; ergotamine tartrate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Cafergot:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 8.33 %
- moderate: 33.33 %
- high: 8.33 %
- very high: 50.0 %
Treximet:
- not at all: 2.96 %
- somewhat: 17.78 %
- moderate: 23.7 %
- high: 37.78 %
- very high: 17.78 %
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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 Cafergot:
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 Treximet:
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 caffeine; ergotamine tartrate and naproxen sodium; sumatriptan succinate (the active ingredients of Cafergot and Treximet, 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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