Ceftin vs. Astepro: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Ceftin and Astepro. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 34,633 people who take Ceftin and Astepro, and is updated regularly.
What is Ceftin?
Ceftin has active ingredients of cefuroxime axetil. It is often used in sinusitis. eHealthMe is studying from 4,333 Ceftin users. Check the latest studies of Ceftin.
What is Astepro?
Astepro has active ingredients of azelastine hydrochloride. It is often used in allergies. eHealthMe is studying from 3,336 Astepro users. Check the latest studies of Astepro.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
34,633 people who take Ceftin and Astepro are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Astepro (azelastine hydrochloride)
- Ceftin (cefuroxime axetil)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Ceftin:
- not at all: 5.5600000000000005 %
- somewhat: 30.0 %
- moderate: 32.22 %
- high: 26.11 %
- very high: 6.11 %
Astepro:
- not at all: 1.13 %
- somewhat: 17.46 %
- moderate: 36.06 %
- high: 31.83 %
- very high: 13.52 %
Want to compare Ceftin with Astepro?
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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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Sahoo HB, Rath B, Behera JP, Moharana CS, "Cefuroxime axetil associated oral eruption: A case report", Apollo Medicine, 2016 Jun .
- Sahoo HB, Rath B, Behera JP, Moharana CS, "Cefuroxime axetil associated oral eruption: A case report", Apollo Medicine, 2016 Jun .
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Browse all side effects of Ceftin:
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 Astepro:
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 cefuroxime axetil and azelastine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Ceftin and Astepro, 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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