Combivir vs. Prezista: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Combivir and Prezista. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 35,495 people who take Combivir and Prezista, and is updated regularly.
What is Combivir?
Combivir has active ingredients of lamivudine; zidovudine. It is often used in hiv infection. eHealthMe is studying from 15,450 Combivir users. Check the latest studies of Combivir.
What is Prezista?
Prezista has active ingredients of darunavir ethanolate. It is often used in hiv infection. eHealthMe is studying from 12,363 Prezista users. Check the latest studies of Prezista.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
35,495 people who take Combivir and Prezista are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Prezista (darunavir ethanolate)
- Combivir (lamivudine; zidovudine)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Combivir:
- not at all: 2.86 %
- somewhat: 2.86 %
- moderate: 20.0 %
- high: 40.0 %
- very high: 34.29 %
Prezista:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 4.62 %
- moderate: 16.92 %
- high: 44.62 %
- very high: 33.85 %
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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.
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Browse all side effects of Combivir:
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 Prezista:
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 lamivudine; zidovudine and darunavir ethanolate (the active ingredients of Combivir and Prezista, 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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