Digoxin vs. Pradaxa: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Digoxin and Pradaxa. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 201,005 people who take Digoxin and Pradaxa, and is updated regularly.
What is Digoxin?
Digoxin has active ingredients of digoxin. It is often used in atrial fibrillation/flutter. eHealthMe is studying from 93,740 Digoxin users. Check the latest studies of Digoxin.
What is Pradaxa?
Pradaxa has active ingredients of dabigatran etexilate mesylate. It is often used in atrial fibrillation/flutter. eHealthMe is studying from 86,906 Pradaxa users. Check the latest studies of Pradaxa.
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 >>>.
201,005 people who take Digoxin and Pradaxa are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Digoxin (digoxin)
- Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Digoxin:
- not at all: 2.9 %
- somewhat: 17.88 %
- moderate: 34.51 %
- high: 31.86 %
- very high: 12.85 %
Pradaxa:
- not at all: 3.31 %
- somewhat: 9.69 %
- moderate: 30.5 %
- high: 43.26 %
- very high: 13.24 %
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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
- Guru SR, Suresh A, Padmanabhan S, Reddy A, "A Rare Case of Digoxin Associated Gingival Overgrowth", Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2017 Jan .
- Lai SW, Lin CL, Liao KF, "Digoxin use may increase the relative risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case–control study in Taiwan", International journal of cardiology, 2015 Feb .
- Guru SR, Suresh A, Padmanabhan S, Reddy A, "A Rare Case of Digoxin Associated Gingival Overgrowth", Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2017 Jan .
- Lai SW, Lin CL, Liao KF, "Digoxin use may increase the relative risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case–control study in Taiwan", International journal of cardiology, 2015 Feb .
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Browse all side effects of Digoxin:
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 Pradaxa:
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 digoxin and dabigatran etexilate mesylate (the active ingredients of Digoxin and Pradaxa, 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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