Fish oil vs. Lanoxin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Fish oil and Lanoxin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 239,398 people who take Fish oil and Lanoxin, 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 Lanoxin?
Lanoxin has active ingredients of digoxin. It is often used in atrial fibrillation/flutter. eHealthMe is studying from 21,852 Lanoxin users. Check the latest studies of Lanoxin.
239,398 people who take Fish oil and Lanoxin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Fish Oil (fish oil)
- Lanoxin (digoxin)
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: 3.39 %
- somewhat: 27.32 %
- moderate: 39.17 %
- high: 23.61 %
- very high: 6.51 %
Lanoxin:
- not at all: 4.52 %
- somewhat: 17.55 %
- moderate: 34.45 %
- high: 30.06 %
- very high: 13.42 %
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Guru SR, Suresh A, Padmanabhan S, Reddy A, "A Rare Case of Digoxin Associated Gingival Overgrowth", Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2017 Jan .
- Lai SW, Lin CL, Liao KF, "Digoxin use may increase the relative risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case–control study in Taiwan", International journal of cardiology, 2015 Feb .
- Guru SR, Suresh A, Padmanabhan S, Reddy A, "A Rare Case of Digoxin Associated Gingival Overgrowth", Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2017 Jan .
- Lai SW, Lin CL, Liao KF, "Digoxin use may increase the relative risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case–control study in Taiwan", International journal of cardiology, 2015 Feb .
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Browse all side effects of Fish oil:
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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 fish oil and digoxin (the active ingredients of Fish oil and Lanoxin, 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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