Effexor vs. Depakote er: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Effexor and Depakote er. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 256,280 people who take Effexor and Depakote er, and is updated regularly.
What is Effexor?
Effexor has active ingredients of venlafaxine hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 99,496 Effexor users. Check the latest studies of Effexor.
What is Depakote er?
Depakote er has active ingredients of divalproex sodium. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 6,042 Depakote er users. Check the latest studies of Depakote er.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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256,280 people who take Effexor and Depakote er are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Effexor (venlafaxine hydrochloride)
- Depakote Er (divalproex sodium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Effexor:
- not at all: 3.75 %
- somewhat: 19.94 %
- moderate: 35.03 %
- high: 29.71 %
- very high: 11.57 %
Depakote Er:
- not at all: 4.51 %
- somewhat: 21.86 %
- moderate: 31.63 %
- high: 28.31 %
- very high: 13.69 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Effexor (92,320 reports)
- Depakote er (5,100 reports)
Browse all side effects of Effexor:
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 Depakote er:
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 venlafaxine hydrochloride and divalproex sodium (the active ingredients of Effexor and Depakote er, 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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