Cleocin vs. Penicillin-vk: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Cleocin and Penicillin-vk. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 58,274 people who take Cleocin and Penicillin-vk, and is updated regularly.
What is Cleocin?
Cleocin has active ingredients of clindamycin phosphate. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 3,940 Cleocin users. Check the latest studies of Cleocin.
What is Penicillin-vk?
Penicillin-vk has active ingredients of penicillin v potassium. It is often used in tooth abscess. eHealthMe is studying from 293 Penicillin-vk users. Check the latest studies of Penicillin-vk.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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58,274 people who take Cleocin and Penicillin-vk are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Cleocin (clindamycin phosphate)
- Penicillin-Vk (penicillin v potassium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Cleocin:
- not at all: 6.23 %
- somewhat: 27.17 %
- moderate: 27.92 %
- high: 27.55 %
- very high: 11.13 %
Penicillin-Vk:
- not at all: 6.15 %
- somewhat: 29.23 %
- moderate: 27.69 %
- high: 26.15 %
- very high: 10.77 %
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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:
- Cleocin (3,734 reports)
- Penicillin-vk (97 reports)
Browse all side effects of Cleocin:
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 Penicillin-vk:
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 clindamycin phosphate and penicillin v potassium (the active ingredients of Cleocin and Penicillin-vk, 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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