Flecainide acetate vs. Digoxin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Flecainide acetate and Digoxin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 133,638 people who take Flecainide acetate and Digoxin, and is updated regularly.
What is Flecainide acetate?
Flecainide acetate has active ingredients of flecainide acetate. It is often used in atrial fibrillation/flutter. eHealthMe is studying from 7,176 Flecainide acetate users. Check the latest studies of Flecainide acetate.
What is Digoxin?
Digoxin has active ingredients of digoxin. It is often used in atrial fibrillation/flutter. eHealthMe is studying from 93,740 Digoxin users. Check the latest studies of Digoxin.
133,638 people who take Flecainide acetate and Digoxin are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Digoxin (digoxin)
- Flecainide Acetate (flecainide acetate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Flecainide Acetate:
- not at all: 1.07 %
- somewhat: 10.0 %
- moderate: 24.53 %
- high: 46.27 %
- very high: 18.13 %
Digoxin:
- not at all: 3.01 %
- somewhat: 18.05 %
- moderate: 34.71 %
- high: 31.58 %
- very high: 12.66 %
Want to compare Flecainide acetate with Digoxin?
- Personalize this study to your gender and age (0-99+)How to use the study?
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 .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Flecainide acetate (6,177 reports)
- Digoxin (92,313 reports)
Browse all side effects of Flecainide acetate:
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 Digoxin:
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 flecainide acetate and digoxin (the active ingredients of Flecainide acetate and Digoxin, 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).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
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