Claritin vs. Flovent hfa: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Claritin and Flovent hfa. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 310,546 people who take Claritin and Flovent hfa, and is updated regularly.
What is Claritin?
Claritin has active ingredients of loratadine. It is often used in allergies. eHealthMe is studying from 77,315 Claritin users. Check the latest studies of Claritin.
What is Flovent hfa?
Flovent hfa has active ingredients of fluticasone propionate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 7,457 Flovent hfa users. Check the latest studies of Flovent hfa.
310,546 people who take Claritin and Flovent hfa are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Flovent Hfa (fluticasone propionate)
- Claritin (loratadine)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Claritin:
- not at all: 1.8900000000000001 %
- somewhat: 22.88 %
- moderate: 37.72 %
- high: 28.44 %
- very high: 9.06 %
Flovent Hfa:
- not at all: 4.8100000000000005 %
- somewhat: 18.32 %
- moderate: 33.87 %
- high: 31.68 %
- very high: 11.32 %
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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
- Lehrer, S., & Rheinstein, P. H. , "Alzheimer’s Disease and Intranasal Fluticasone Propionate in the FDA MedWatch Adverse Events Database", Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports, (Preprint), 1-5., 2018 Jan .
- Lehrer, S., & Rheinstein, P. H. , "Alzheimer’s Disease and Intranasal Fluticasone Propionate in the FDA MedWatch Adverse Events Database", Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports, (Preprint), 1-5., 2018 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Claritin (74,522 reports)
- Flovent hfa (7,237 reports)
Browse all side effects of Claritin:
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 Flovent hfa:
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 loratadine and fluticasone propionate (the active ingredients of Claritin and Flovent hfa, 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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