Emend vs. Haldol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Emend and Haldol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 59,997 people who take Emend and Haldol, and is updated regularly.
What is Emend?
Emend has active ingredients of aprepitant. It is often used in nausea. eHealthMe is studying from 13,741 Emend users. Check the latest studies of Emend.
What is Haldol?
Haldol has active ingredients of haloperidol. It is often used in schizophrenia. eHealthMe is studying from 23,102 Haldol users. Check the latest studies of Haldol.
59,997 people who take Emend and Haldol are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Emend (aprepitant)
- Haldol (haloperidol)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Emend:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 7.69 %
- moderate: 15.38 %
- high: 53.85 %
- very high: 23.08 %
Haldol:
- not at all: 21.15 %
- somewhat: 22.66 %
- moderate: 24.47 %
- high: 19.94 %
- very high: 11.78 %
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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
- Obayi, O., & Tagbo, N. , "Bilateral Pedal Oedema Associated with Intramuscular Haloperidol–A Rare Observation", International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal, 2018 Jan .
- Obayi, O., & Tagbo, N. , "Bilateral Pedal Oedema Associated with Intramuscular Haloperidol–A Rare Observation", International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal, 2018 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Emend:
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 Haldol:
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 aprepitant and haloperidol (the active ingredients of Emend and Haldol, 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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