Fish oil vs. Ezetimibe; simvastatin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Fish oil and Ezetimibe; simvastatin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 147,129 people who take Fish oil and Ezetimibe; simvastatin, and is updated regularly.
What is Fish oil?
Fish oil has active ingredients of fish oil. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 112,933 Fish oil users. Check the latest studies of Fish oil.
What is Ezetimibe; simvastatin?
Ezetimibe; simvastatin has active ingredients of ezetimibe; simvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 39 Ezetimibe; simvastatin users. Check the latest studies of Ezetimibe; simvastatin.
147,129 people who take Fish oil and Ezetimibe; simvastatin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Fish Oil (fish oil)
- Ezetimibe; Simvastatin (ezetimibe; simvastatin)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Fish Oil:
- not at all: 3.34 %
- somewhat: 27.59 %
- moderate: 39.05 %
- high: 23.4 %
- very high: 6.63 %
Ezetimibe; Simvastatin:
- not at all: 0.67 %
- somewhat: 8.05 %
- moderate: 26.85 %
- high: 48.1 %
- very high: 16.33 %
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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.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Fish oil (109,888 reports)
- Ezetimibe; simvastatin (1 reports)
Browse all side effects of Fish oil:
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 Ezetimibe; simvastatin:
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 fish oil and ezetimibe; simvastatin (the active ingredients of Fish oil and Ezetimibe; simvastatin, 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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