Cholestyramine light vs. Pravachol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Cholestyramine light and Pravachol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 138,965 people who take Cholestyramine light and Pravachol, and is updated regularly.
What is Cholestyramine light?
Cholestyramine light has active ingredients of cholestyramine. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 297 Cholestyramine light users. Check the latest studies of Cholestyramine light.
What is Pravachol?
Pravachol has active ingredients of pravastatin sodium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 24,382 Pravachol users. Check the latest studies of Pravachol.
138,965 people who take Cholestyramine light and Pravachol are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Pravachol (pravastatin sodium)
- Cholestyramine Light (cholestyramine)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Cholestyramine Light:
- not at all: 1.5899999999999999 %
- somewhat: 15.34 %
- moderate: 27.51 %
- high: 37.57 %
- very high: 17.99 %
Pravachol:
- not at all: 2.32 %
- somewhat: 14.38 %
- moderate: 40.23 %
- high: 34.2 %
- very high: 8.87 %
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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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Cholestyramine light (277 reports)
- Pravachol (23,870 reports)
Browse all side effects of Cholestyramine light:
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 Pravachol:
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 cholestyramine and pravastatin sodium (the active ingredients of Cholestyramine light and Pravachol, 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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