Flovent vs. Methylprednisolone: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Flovent and Methylprednisolone. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 271,318 people who take Flovent and Methylprednisolone, and is updated regularly.
What is Flovent?
Flovent has active ingredients of fluticasone propionate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 44,817 Flovent users. Check the latest studies of Flovent.
What is Methylprednisolone?
Methylprednisolone has active ingredients of methylprednisolone. It is often used in inflammation. eHealthMe is studying from 59,645 Methylprednisolone users. Check the latest studies of Methylprednisolone.
271,318 people who take Flovent and Methylprednisolone are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Methylprednisolone (methylprednisolone)
- Flovent (fluticasone propionate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Flovent:
- not at all: 2.6 %
- somewhat: 18.21 %
- moderate: 35.44 %
- high: 32.15 %
- very high: 11.6 %
Methylprednisolone:
- not at all: 9.44 %
- somewhat: 27.92 %
- moderate: 30.42 %
- high: 22.5 %
- very high: 9.72 %
Want to compare Flovent with Methylprednisolone?
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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
- Lehrer, S., & Rheinstein, P. H. , "Alzheimer’s Disease and Intranasal Fluticasone Propionate in the FDA MedWatch Adverse Events Database", Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports, (Preprint), 1-5., 2018 Jan .
- Lehrer, S., & Rheinstein, P. H. , "Alzheimer’s Disease and Intranasal Fluticasone Propionate in the FDA MedWatch Adverse Events Database", Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports, (Preprint), 1-5., 2018 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Flovent (44,042 reports)
- Methylprednisolone (58,374 reports)
Browse all side effects of Flovent:
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 Methylprednisolone:
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 fluticasone propionate and methylprednisolone (the active ingredients of Flovent and Methylprednisolone, 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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