Catapres vs. Inderal: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Catapres and Inderal. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 100,661 people who take Catapres and Inderal, and is updated regularly.
What is Catapres?
Catapres has active ingredients of clonidine hydrochloride. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 6,680 Catapres users. Check the latest studies of Catapres.
What is Inderal?
Inderal has active ingredients of propranolol hydrochloride. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 16,771 Inderal users. Check the latest studies of Inderal.
100,661 people who take Catapres and Inderal are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Inderal (propranolol hydrochloride)
- Catapres (clonidine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Catapres:
- not at all: 5.06 %
- somewhat: 25.28 %
- moderate: 36.66 %
- high: 21.87 %
- very high: 11.13 %
Inderal:
- not at all: 2.83 %
- somewhat: 20.57 %
- moderate: 33.49 %
- high: 30.44 %
- very high: 12.67 %
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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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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 clonidine hydrochloride and propranolol hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Catapres and Inderal, 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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