Contrave vs. Ionamin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Contrave and Ionamin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 8,489 people who take Contrave and Ionamin, and is updated regularly.
What is Contrave?
Contrave has active ingredients of bupropion hydrochloride; naltrexone hydrochloride. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 5,553 Contrave users. Check the latest studies of Contrave.
What is Ionamin?
Ionamin has active ingredients of phentermine resin complex. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 2,408 Ionamin users. Check the latest studies of Ionamin.
8,489 people who take Contrave and Ionamin are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Ionamin (phentermine resin complex)
- Contrave (bupropion hydrochloride; naltrexone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Contrave:
- not at all: 11.41 %
- somewhat: 30.87 %
- moderate: 29.53 %
- high: 15.44 %
- very high: 12.75 %
Ionamin:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 16.67 %
- moderate: 55.56 %
- high: 22.22 %
- very high: 5.5600000000000005 %
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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 Contrave:
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 Ionamin:
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 bupropion hydrochloride; naltrexone hydrochloride and phentermine resin complex (the active ingredients of Contrave and Ionamin, 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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