Femara vs. Aromasin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Femara and Aromasin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 95,126 people who take Femara and Aromasin, and is updated regularly.
What is Femara?
Femara has active ingredients of letrozole. It is often used in breast cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 19,630 Femara users. Check the latest studies of Femara.
What is Aromasin?
Aromasin has active ingredients of exemestane. It is often used in breast cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 12,863 Aromasin users. Check the latest studies of Aromasin.
95,126 people who take Femara and Aromasin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Aromasin (exemestane)
- Femara (letrozole)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Femara:
- not at all: 3.05 %
- somewhat: 14.47 %
- moderate: 23.6 %
- high: 40.1 %
- very high: 18.78 %
Aromasin:
- not at all: 2.05 %
- somewhat: 8.9 %
- moderate: 21.92 %
- high: 53.42 %
- very high: 13.7 %
Want to compare Femara with Aromasin?
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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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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 letrozole and exemestane (the active ingredients of Femara and Aromasin, 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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