Cinnamon vs. Actoplus met: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Cinnamon and Actoplus met. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 6,820 people who take Cinnamon and Actoplus met, and is updated regularly.
What is Cinnamon?
Cinnamon has active ingredients of cassia cinnamon. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 4,110 Cinnamon users. Check the latest studies of Cinnamon.
What is Actoplus met?
Actoplus met has active ingredients of metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 1,210 Actoplus met users. Check the latest studies of Actoplus met.
6,820 people who take Cinnamon and Actoplus met are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Cinnamon (cassia cinnamon)
- Actoplus Met (metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Cinnamon:
- not at all: 2.73 %
- somewhat: 27.27 %
- moderate: 40.91 %
- high: 23.64 %
- very high: 5.45 %
Actoplus Met:
- not at all: 5.97 %
- somewhat: 20.9 %
- moderate: 32.84 %
- high: 29.85 %
- very high: 10.45 %
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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:
- Cinnamon (3,899 reports)
- Actoplus met (1,114 reports)
Browse all side effects of Cinnamon:
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 Actoplus met:
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 cassia cinnamon and metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Cinnamon and Actoplus met, 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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