Erythro-statin vs. Epa: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Erythro-statin and Epa. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 33,621 people who take Erythro-statin and Epa, and is updated regularly.
What is Erythro-statin?
Erythro-statin has active ingredients of erythromycin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 16 Erythro-statin users. Check the latest studies of Erythro-statin.
What is Epa?
Epa has active ingredients of epa (eicosapentaenoic acid). It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 623 Epa users. Check the latest studies of Epa.
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33,621 people who take Erythro-statin and Epa are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Erythro-Statin (erythromycin)
- Epa (epa (eicosapentaenoic acid))
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Erythro-Statin:
- not at all: 8.64 %
- somewhat: 30.0 %
- moderate: 33.18 %
- high: 20.91 %
- very high: 7.27 %
Epa:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 16.67 %
- moderate: 55.56 %
- high: 19.44 %
- very high: 8.33 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Erythro-statin (1 reports)
- Epa (591 reports)
Browse all side effects of Erythro-statin:
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 Epa:
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 erythromycin and epa (eicosapentaenoic acid) (the active ingredients of Erythro-statin and Epa, 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.
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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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