Decadron vs. Calcium: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Decadron and Calcium. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 390,370 people who take Decadron and Calcium, and is updated regularly.
What is Decadron?
Decadron has active ingredients of dexamethasone. It is often used in multiple myeloma. eHealthMe is studying from 47,210 Decadron users. Check the latest studies of Decadron.
What is Calcium?
Calcium has active ingredients of calcium. It is often used in osteoporosis. eHealthMe is studying from 184,203 Calcium users. Check the latest studies of Calcium.
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 >>>.
390,370 people who take Decadron and Calcium are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Decadron (dexamethasone)
- Calcium (calcium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Decadron:
- not at all: 6.9 %
- somewhat: 21.77 %
- moderate: 27.37 %
- high: 29.74 %
- very high: 14.22 %
Calcium:
- not at all: 3.1 %
- somewhat: 21.33 %
- moderate: 38.45 %
- high: 26.51 %
- very high: 10.61 %
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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
- Bartlett R, Hartle AJ, "Routine use of dexamethasone for postoperative nausea and vomiting: the case against", Anaesthesia, 2013 Sep .
- Bartlett R, Hartle AJ, "Routine use of dexamethasone for postoperative nausea and vomiting: the case against", Anaesthesia, 2013 Sep .
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Browse all side effects of Decadron:
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 Calcium:
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 dexamethasone and calcium (the active ingredients of Decadron and Calcium, 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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