Demerol vs. Methadose: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Demerol and Methadose. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 83,347 people who take Demerol and Methadose, and is updated regularly.
What is Demerol?
Demerol has active ingredients of meperidine hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 12,706 Demerol users. Check the latest studies of Demerol.
What is Methadose?
Methadose has active ingredients of methadone hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 5,101 Methadose users. Check the latest studies of Methadose.
83,347 people who take Demerol and Methadose are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Demerol (meperidine hydrochloride)
- Methadose (methadone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Demerol:
- not at all: 3.5 %
- somewhat: 17.48 %
- moderate: 39.86 %
- high: 30.77 %
- very high: 8.39 %
Methadose:
- not at all: 2.11 %
- somewhat: 13.9 %
- moderate: 30.63 %
- high: 32.79 %
- 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
- McFarlane SI, "Torsades de Pointes induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", , 2015 Jan .
- Ashkar AG, Goldberg T, Maraj I, Masters A, McFarlane SI, "Torsades De Pointes Induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports, 2015 Jan .
- McFarlane, S. I. , "Torsades de Pointes induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", , 2014 Jan .
- McFarlane SI, "Torsades de Pointes induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", , 2015 Jan .
- Ashkar AG, Goldberg T, Maraj I, Masters A, McFarlane SI, "Torsades De Pointes Induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports, 2015 Jan .
- McFarlane, S. I. , "Torsades de Pointes induced by Methadone and Clonazepam Use", , 2014 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Demerol:
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 Methadose:
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 meperidine hydrochloride and methadone hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Demerol and Methadose, 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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