Amoxicillin vs. Cleocin hydrochloride: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Amoxicillin and Cleocin hydrochloride. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 154,894 people who take Amoxicillin and Cleocin hydrochloride, and is updated regularly.
What is Amoxicillin?
Amoxicillin has active ingredients of amoxicillin. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 99,235 Amoxicillin users. Check the latest studies of Amoxicillin.
What is Cleocin hydrochloride?
Cleocin hydrochloride has active ingredients of clindamycin hydrochloride. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 441 Cleocin hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Cleocin hydrochloride.
154,894 people who take Amoxicillin and Cleocin hydrochloride are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Amoxicillin (amoxicillin)
- Cleocin Hydrochloride (clindamycin hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Amoxicillin:
- not at all: 7.19 %
- somewhat: 25.31 %
- moderate: 30.25 %
- high: 28.06 %
- very high: 9.19 %
Cleocin Hydrochloride:
- not at all: 6.14 %
- somewhat: 26.68 %
- moderate: 28.21 %
- high: 27.64 %
- 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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Amoxicillin (95,856 reports)
- Cleocin hydrochloride (381 reports)
Browse all side effects of Amoxicillin:
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 Cleocin hydrochloride:
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 amoxicillin and clindamycin hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Amoxicillin and Cleocin hydrochloride, 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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