Carafate vs. Zantac 300: side effect and effectiveness comparison - a phase IV clinical study
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Carafate and Zantac 300. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 445,042 people who take Carafate and Zantac 300, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
445,042 people who take Carafate and Zantac 300 are studied.
What is Carafate?
Carafate has active ingredients of sucralfate. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 12,888 Carafate users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Zantac 300?
Zantac 300 has active ingredients of ranitidine hydrochloride. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 282 Zantac 300 users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
Number of reports submitted per year:
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Zantac 300 (ranitidine hydrochloride)
- Carafate (sucralfate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Carafate:
- not at all: 7.13 %
- somewhat: 26.35 %
- moderate: 35.21 %
- high: 23.97 %
- very high: 7.34 %
Zantac 300:
- not at all: 2.7 %
- somewhat: 23.68 %
- moderate: 37.25 %
- high: 28.81 %
- very high: 7.5600000000000005 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Carafate (12,469 reports)
- Zantac 300 (89 reports)
Common Carafate side effects:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 1,108 reports
- Diarrhea: 1,008 reports
- Pain: 988 reports
- Indigestion: 916 reports
- Breathing difficulty: 789 reports
- Weakness: 771 reports
Browse all side effects of Carafate:
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 sucralfate and ranitidine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Carafate and Zantac 300, 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 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 600+ 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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