Colestid vs. Dietary fiber: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Colestid and Dietary fiber. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 6,712 people who take Colestid and Dietary fiber, and is updated regularly.
What is Colestid?
Colestid has active ingredients of colestipol hydrochloride. It is often used in irritable bowel syndrome. eHealthMe is studying from 2,233 Colestid users. Check the latest studies of Colestid.
What is Dietary fiber?
Dietary fiber has active ingredients of larch arabinogalactan. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 7 Dietary fiber users. Check the latest studies of Dietary fiber.
6,712 people who take Colestid and Dietary fiber are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Colestid (colestipol hydrochloride)
- Dietary Fiber (larch arabinogalactan)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Colestid:
- not at all: 6.19 %
- somewhat: 16.81 %
- moderate: 39.82 %
- high: 27.43 %
- very high: 9.73 %
Dietary Fiber:
- not at all: 4.35 %
- somewhat: 21.74 %
- moderate: 30.43 %
- high: 26.09 %
- very high: 17.39 %
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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:
- Colestid (2,172 reports)
- Dietary fiber
Browse all side effects of Colestid:
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 Dietary fiber:
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 colestipol hydrochloride and larch arabinogalactan (the active ingredients of Colestid and Dietary fiber, 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?
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