Epogen/procrit vs. Multivitamin: side effect and effectiveness comparison - a phase IV clinical study
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Epogen/procrit and Multivitamin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 286,882 people who take Epogen/procrit and Multivitamin, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
286,882 people who take Epogen/procrit and Multivitamin are studied.
What is Epogen/procrit?
Epogen/procrit has active ingredients of epoetin alfa. It is often used in anemia. eHealthMe is studying from 80 Epogen/procrit users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Multivitamin?
Multivitamin has active ingredients of ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e. It is often used in vitamin supplementation. eHealthMe is studying from 81,062 Multivitamin users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
Number of reports submitted per year:
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Epogen/procrit (epoetin alfa)
- Multivitamin (ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Epogen/procrit:
- not at all: 4.17 %
- somewhat: 27.08 %
- moderate: 31.25 %
- high: 27.08 %
- very high: 10.42 %
Multivitamin:
- not at all: 3.25 %
- somewhat: 22.13 %
- moderate: 39.54 %
- high: 26.36 %
- very high: 8.71 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Epogen/procrit (1 reports)
- Multivitamin (77,032 reports)
Common Multivitamin side effects:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 7,134 reports
- Diarrhea: 4,975 reports
- Headache (pain in head): 4,663 reports
- Drug ineffective: 4,457 reports
- Weakness: 4,016 reports
- Dizziness: 4,006 reports
- Rashes (redness): 3,808 reports
- Pain: 3,632 reports
Browse all side effects of Multivitamin:
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 epoetin alfa and ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e (the active ingredients of Epogen/procrit and Multivitamin, 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 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 600+ 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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