Esgic vs. Effexor: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Esgic and Effexor. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 258,680 people who take Esgic and Effexor, and is updated regularly.
What is Esgic?
Esgic has active ingredients of acetaminophen; butalbital; caffeine. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 882 Esgic users. Check the latest studies of Esgic.
What is Effexor?
Effexor has active ingredients of venlafaxine hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 99,493 Effexor users. Check the latest studies of Effexor.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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258,680 people who take Esgic and Effexor are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Effexor (venlafaxine hydrochloride)
- Esgic (acetaminophen; butalbital; caffeine)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Esgic:
- not at all: 4.47 %
- somewhat: 18.98 %
- moderate: 32.7 %
- high: 29.98 %
- very high: 13.88 %
Effexor:
- not at all: 3.75 %
- somewhat: 19.98 %
- moderate: 34.99 %
- high: 29.69 %
- very high: 11.58 %
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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 acetaminophen; butalbital; caffeine and venlafaxine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Esgic and Effexor, 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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