Cefazolin vs. Penicillin-vk: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Cefazolin and Penicillin-vk. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 25,099 people who take Cefazolin and Penicillin-vk, and is updated regularly.
What is Cefazolin?
Cefazolin has active ingredients of cefazolin sodium. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 15,157 Cefazolin users. Check the latest studies of Cefazolin.
What is Penicillin-vk?
Penicillin-vk has active ingredients of penicillin v potassium. It is often used in tooth abscess. eHealthMe is studying from 293 Penicillin-vk users. Check the latest studies of Penicillin-vk.
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25,099 people who take Cefazolin and Penicillin-vk are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Cefazolin (cefazolin sodium)
- Penicillin-Vk (penicillin v potassium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Cefazolin:
- not at all: 6.9 %
- somewhat: 20.69 %
- moderate: 48.28 %
- high: 17.24 %
- very high: 6.9 %
Penicillin-Vk:
- not at all: 6.15 %
- somewhat: 29.23 %
- moderate: 27.69 %
- high: 26.15 %
- very high: 10.77 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Cefazolin (15,129 reports)
- Penicillin-vk (97 reports)
Browse all side effects of Cefazolin:
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 Penicillin-vk:
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 cefazolin sodium and penicillin v potassium (the active ingredients of Cefazolin and Penicillin-vk, 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.
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