Cymbalta vs. Epitol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Cymbalta and Epitol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 310,736 people who take Cymbalta and Epitol, and is updated regularly.
What is Cymbalta?
Cymbalta has active ingredients of duloxetine hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 154,974 Cymbalta users. Check the latest studies of Cymbalta.
What is Epitol?
Epitol has active ingredients of carbamazepine. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 397 Epitol users. Check the latest studies of Epitol.
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 >>>.
310,736 people who take Cymbalta and Epitol are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Cymbalta (duloxetine hydrochloride)
- Epitol (carbamazepine)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Cymbalta:
- not at all: 5.01 %
- somewhat: 23.81 %
- moderate: 36.36 %
- high: 25.73 %
- very high: 9.08 %
Epitol:
- not at all: 3.43 %
- somewhat: 14.96 %
- moderate: 24.96 %
- high: 34.18 %
- very high: 22.47 %
Want to compare Cymbalta with Epitol?
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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
- Puvanendran R, Teo HZ, "Case report of use of Black Cohosh for carbamazepine induced hot flushes in a post menopausal woman", Maturitas, 2017 Jun .
- Arshad F, Ladakhi Y, Khan MA, "A rare case of carbamazepine induced pancreatitis", International Journal of Students’ Research, 2013 Jul .
- Yava?o?lu I, Sarg?n G, Demirbulat A, "Carbamazepine and hematological malignancies", Turkish journal of haematology: official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, 2013 Jan .
- Puvanendran R, Teo HZ, "Case report of use of Black Cohosh for carbamazepine induced hot flushes in a post menopausal woman", Maturitas, 2017 Jun .
- Arshad F, Ladakhi Y, Khan MA, "A rare case of carbamazepine induced pancreatitis", International Journal of Students’ Research, 2013 Jul .
- Yava?o?lu I, Sarg?n G, Demirbulat A, "Carbamazepine and hematological malignancies", Turkish journal of haematology: official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, 2013 Jan .
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Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
Browse all side effects of Cymbalta:
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 Epitol:
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 duloxetine hydrochloride and carbamazepine (the active ingredients of Cymbalta and Epitol, 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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