Coreg vs. Allopurinol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Coreg and Allopurinol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 342,717 people who take Coreg and Allopurinol, and is updated regularly.
What is Coreg?
Coreg has active ingredients of carvedilol. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 49,583 Coreg users. Check the latest studies of Coreg.
What is Allopurinol?
Allopurinol has active ingredients of allopurinol. It is often used in gout. eHealthMe is studying from 190,868 Allopurinol users. Check the latest studies of Allopurinol.
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 >>>.
342,717 people who take Coreg and Allopurinol are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Allopurinol (allopurinol)
- Coreg (carvedilol)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Coreg:
- not at all: 2.02 %
- somewhat: 15.25 %
- moderate: 36.23 %
- high: 34.9 %
- very high: 11.6 %
Allopurinol:
- not at all: 2.13 %
- somewhat: 14.18 %
- moderate: 24.14 %
- high: 38.97 %
- very high: 20.58 %
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Barold, S. S., & Upton, S. , "Hyperkalemia Induced by the Sequential Administration of Metoprolol and Carvedilol", Case reports in cardiology, 2018 Jan .
- Kim MS, Baek IH, "Effect of dronedarone on the pharmacokinetics of carvedilol following oral administration to rats", European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018 Jan .
- Barold, S. S., & Upton, S. , "Hyperkalemia Induced by the Sequential Administration of Metoprolol and Carvedilol", Case reports in cardiology, 2018 Jan .
- Kim MS, Baek IH, "Effect of dronedarone on the pharmacokinetics of carvedilol following oral administration to rats", European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Coreg (48,178 reports)
- Allopurinol (188,151 reports)
Browse all side effects of Coreg:
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 Allopurinol:
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 carvedilol and allopurinol (the active ingredients of Coreg and Allopurinol, 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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