Compazine vs. Gravol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Compazine and Gravol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 55,543 people who take Compazine and Gravol, and is updated regularly.
What is Compazine?
Compazine has active ingredients of prochlorperazine maleate. It is often used in nausea and vomiting. eHealthMe is studying from 13,646 Compazine users. Check the latest studies of Compazine.
What is Gravol?
Gravol has active ingredients of dimenhydrinate. It is often used in nausea. eHealthMe is studying from 7,193 Gravol users. Check the latest studies of Gravol.
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 >>>.
55,543 people who take Compazine and Gravol are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Gravol (dimenhydrinate)
- Compazine (prochlorperazine maleate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Compazine:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 26.58 %
- moderate: 32.91 %
- high: 21.52 %
- very high: 18.99 %
Gravol:
- not at all: 2.8 %
- somewhat: 17.48 %
- moderate: 32.52 %
- high: 34.27 %
- very high: 12.94 %
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Browse all side effects of Compazine:
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 Gravol:
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 prochlorperazine maleate and dimenhydrinate (the active ingredients of Compazine and Gravol, 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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