Doxepin hydrochloride vs. Unisom: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Doxepin hydrochloride and Unisom. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 32,608 people who take Doxepin hydrochloride and Unisom, and is updated regularly.
What is Doxepin hydrochloride?
Doxepin hydrochloride has active ingredients of doxepin hydrochloride. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 2,323 Doxepin hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Doxepin hydrochloride.
What is Unisom?
Unisom has active ingredients of doxylamine succinate. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 3,875 Unisom users. Check the latest studies of Unisom.
32,608 people who take Doxepin hydrochloride and Unisom are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Doxepin Hydrochloride (doxepin hydrochloride)
- Unisom (doxylamine succinate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Doxepin Hydrochloride:
- not at all: 5.59 %
- somewhat: 25.33 %
- moderate: 28.49 %
- high: 32.4 %
- very high: 8.19 %
Unisom:
- not at all: 1.45 %
- somewhat: 21.2 %
- moderate: 39.86 %
- high: 27.36 %
- very high: 10.14 %
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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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Doxepin hydrochloride (1,605 reports)
- Unisom (3,362 reports)
Browse all side effects of Doxepin hydrochloride:
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 Unisom:
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 doxepin hydrochloride and doxylamine succinate (the active ingredients of Doxepin hydrochloride and Unisom, 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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