Exalgo vs. Depakote: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Exalgo and Depakote. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 220,107 people who take Exalgo and Depakote, and is updated regularly.
What is Exalgo?
Exalgo has active ingredients of hydromorphone hydrochloride. It is often used in chronic pain. eHealthMe is studying from 9,847 Exalgo users. Check the latest studies of Exalgo.
What is Depakote?
Depakote has active ingredients of divalproex sodium. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 55,581 Depakote users. Check the latest studies of Depakote.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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220,107 people who take Exalgo and Depakote are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Exalgo (hydromorphone hydrochloride)
- Depakote (divalproex sodium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Exalgo:
- not at all: 3.5 %
- somewhat: 23.25 %
- moderate: 35.75 %
- high: 29.0 %
- very high: 8.5 %
Depakote:
- not at all: 5.08 %
- somewhat: 20.64 %
- moderate: 31.11 %
- high: 29.62 %
- very high: 13.54 %
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Browse all side effects of Exalgo:
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 Depakote:
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 hydromorphone hydrochloride and divalproex sodium (the active ingredients of Exalgo and Depakote, 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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