Exforge vs. Olmesartan medoxomil: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Exforge and Olmesartan medoxomil. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 73,723 people who take Exforge and Olmesartan medoxomil, and is updated regularly.
What is Exforge?
Exforge has active ingredients of amlodipine besylate; valsartan. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 13,350 Exforge users. Check the latest studies of Exforge.
What is Olmesartan medoxomil?
Olmesartan medoxomil has active ingredients of olmesartan medoxomil. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 15,240 Olmesartan medoxomil users. Check the latest studies of Olmesartan medoxomil.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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73,723 people who take Exforge and Olmesartan medoxomil are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Olmesartan Medoxomil (olmesartan medoxomil)
- Exforge (amlodipine besylate; valsartan)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Exforge:
- not at all: 4.31 %
- somewhat: 11.21 %
- moderate: 33.19 %
- high: 38.79 %
- very high: 12.5 %
Olmesartan Medoxomil:
- not at all: 1.33 %
- somewhat: 13.12 %
- moderate: 32.03 %
- high: 37.73 %
- very high: 15.78 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Exforge (12,944 reports)
- Olmesartan medoxomil (14,971 reports)
Browse all side effects of Exforge:
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 Olmesartan medoxomil:
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 amlodipine besylate; valsartan and olmesartan medoxomil (the active ingredients of Exforge and Olmesartan medoxomil, 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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