Ezallor vs. Welchol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Ezallor and Welchol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 218,308 people who take Ezallor and Welchol, and is updated regularly.
What is Ezallor?
Ezallor has active ingredients of rosuvastatin calcium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 587 Ezallor users. Check the latest studies of Ezallor.
What is Welchol?
Welchol has active ingredients of colesevelam hydrochloride. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 11,309 Welchol users. Check the latest studies of Welchol.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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218,308 people who take Ezallor and Welchol are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Ezallor (rosuvastatin calcium)
- Welchol (colesevelam hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Ezallor:
- not at all: 1.58 %
- somewhat: 11.17 %
- moderate: 30.28 %
- high: 42.22 %
- very high: 14.75 %
Welchol:
- not at all: 3.38 %
- somewhat: 29.96 %
- moderate: 33.76 %
- high: 19.83 %
- very high: 13.08 %
Want to compare Ezallor with Welchol?
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
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Browse all side effects of Ezallor:
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 Welchol:
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 rosuvastatin calcium and colesevelam hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Ezallor and Welchol, 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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