Eligard vs. Proscar: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Eligard and Proscar. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 162,908 people who take Eligard and Proscar, and is updated regularly.
What is Eligard?
Eligard has active ingredients of leuprolide acetate. It is often used in prostate cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 44,652 Eligard users. Check the latest studies of Eligard.
What is Proscar?
Proscar has active ingredients of finasteride. It is often used in prostate examination abnormal. eHealthMe is studying from 13,379 Proscar users. Check the latest studies of Proscar.
162,908 people who take Eligard and Proscar are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Eligard (leuprolide acetate)
- Proscar (finasteride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Eligard:
- not at all: 10.86 %
- somewhat: 17.43 %
- moderate: 22.86 %
- high: 32.86 %
- very high: 16.0 %
Proscar:
- not at all: 5.38 %
- somewhat: 23.05 %
- moderate: 37.48 %
- high: 27.17 %
- very high: 6.92 %
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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
- Fouda AM, Bazeed AM, "Hematuria and Hematospermia Associated with the Use of Finasteride for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report", Drug Safety-Case Reports, 2017 Dec .
- Sharma SP, Muggia F, "Supraventricular tachycardia and urticaria complicating leuprolide-induced ovarian suppression in a young woman with breast cancer: a case report", ecancermedicalscience, 2016 Jan .
- Pong YH, Lu YC, Tsai VF, Huang PL, Hsieh JT, Chang HC, "Acute manic and psychotic symptoms following subcutaneous leuprolide acetate in a male patient without prior psychiatric history: A case report and literature review", Urological Science, 2014 Mar .
- Fouda AM, Bazeed AM, "Hematuria and Hematospermia Associated with the Use of Finasteride for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report", Drug Safety-Case Reports, 2017 Dec .
- Sharma SP, Muggia F, "Supraventricular tachycardia and urticaria complicating leuprolide-induced ovarian suppression in a young woman with breast cancer: a case report", ecancermedicalscience, 2016 Jan .
- Pong YH, Lu YC, Tsai VF, Huang PL, Hsieh JT, Chang HC, "Acute manic and psychotic symptoms following subcutaneous leuprolide acetate in a male patient without prior psychiatric history: A case report and literature review", Urological Science, 2014 Mar .
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Browse all side effects of Eligard:
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 Proscar:
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 leuprolide acetate and finasteride (the active ingredients of Eligard and Proscar, 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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