Cephalexin vs. Sulfamethoxazole: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Cephalexin and Sulfamethoxazole. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 58,322 people who take Cephalexin and Sulfamethoxazole, and is updated regularly.
What is Cephalexin?
Cephalexin has active ingredients of cephalexin. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 30,580 Cephalexin users. Check the latest studies of Cephalexin.
What is Sulfamethoxazole?
Sulfamethoxazole has active ingredients of sulfamethoxazole. It is often used in urinary tract infection. eHealthMe is studying from 13,360 Sulfamethoxazole users. Check the latest studies of Sulfamethoxazole.
58,322 people who take Cephalexin and Sulfamethoxazole are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Cephalexin (cephalexin)
- Sulfamethoxazole (sulfamethoxazole)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Cephalexin:
- not at all: 8.6 %
- somewhat: 24.58 %
- moderate: 31.84 %
- high: 26.82 %
- very high: 8.16 %
Sulfamethoxazole:
- not at all: 6.59 %
- somewhat: 21.98 %
- moderate: 34.07 %
- high: 29.67 %
- very high: 7.69 %
Want to compare Cephalexin with Sulfamethoxazole?
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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
- Agrawal A, Rao M, Jasdanwala S, Mathur A, Eng M, "Cephalexin Induced Cholestatic Jaundice", Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine, 2014 Aug .
- Agrawal A, Rao M, Jasdanwala S, Mathur A, Eng M, "Cephalexin Induced Cholestatic Jaundice", Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine, 2014 Aug .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Cephalexin (29,153 reports)
- Sulfamethoxazole (13,143 reports)
Browse all side effects of Cephalexin:
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 Sulfamethoxazole:
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 cephalexin and sulfamethoxazole (the active ingredients of Cephalexin and Sulfamethoxazole, 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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