Entyvio vs. Purinethol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Entyvio and Purinethol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 117,574 people who take Entyvio and Purinethol, and is updated regularly.
What is Entyvio?
Entyvio has active ingredients of vedolizumab. It is often used in crohn's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 23,827 Entyvio users. Check the latest studies of Entyvio.
What is Purinethol?
Purinethol has active ingredients of mercaptopurine. It is often used in ulcerative colitis. eHealthMe is studying from 3,810 Purinethol users. Check the latest studies of Purinethol.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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117,574 people who take Entyvio and Purinethol are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Entyvio (vedolizumab)
- Purinethol (mercaptopurine)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Entyvio:
- not at all: 1.98 %
- somewhat: 15.84 %
- moderate: 32.67 %
- high: 32.67 %
- very high: 16.83 %
Purinethol:
- not at all: 3.5700000000000003 %
- somewhat: 19.9 %
- moderate: 25.51 %
- high: 35.71 %
- very high: 15.31 %
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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:
- Entyvio (23,685 reports)
- Purinethol (3,768 reports)
Browse all side effects of Entyvio:
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 Purinethol:
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 vedolizumab and mercaptopurine (the active ingredients of Entyvio and Purinethol, 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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