Codeine sulfate vs. Hydrocortisone: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Codeine sulfate and Hydrocortisone. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 93,863 people who take Codeine sulfate and Hydrocortisone, and is updated regularly.
What is Codeine sulfate?
Codeine sulfate has active ingredients of codeine sulfate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 4,510 Codeine sulfate users. Check the latest studies of Codeine sulfate.
What is Hydrocortisone?
Hydrocortisone has active ingredients of hydrocortisone. It is often used in addison's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 40,425 Hydrocortisone users. Check the latest studies of Hydrocortisone.
93,863 people who take Codeine sulfate and Hydrocortisone are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone)
- Codeine Sulfate (codeine sulfate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Codeine Sulfate:
- not at all: 5.43 %
- somewhat: 23.37 %
- moderate: 36.96 %
- high: 23.64 %
- very high: 10.6 %
Hydrocortisone:
- not at all: 6.13 %
- somewhat: 19.85 %
- moderate: 26.47 %
- high: 32.84 %
- very high: 14.71 %
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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:
- Codeine sulfate (4,237 reports)
- Hydrocortisone (39,961 reports)
Browse all side effects of Codeine sulfate:
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 Hydrocortisone:
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 codeine sulfate and hydrocortisone (the active ingredients of Codeine sulfate and Hydrocortisone, 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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