Garlic vs. Mevacor: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Garlic and Mevacor. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 40,621 people who take Garlic and Mevacor, and is updated regularly.
What is Garlic?
Garlic has active ingredients of allium sativum. It is often used in heart health. eHealthMe is studying from 2,715 Garlic users. Check the latest studies of Garlic.
What is Mevacor?
Mevacor has active ingredients of lovastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 4,988 Mevacor users. Check the latest studies of Mevacor.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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40,621 people who take Garlic and Mevacor are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Mevacor (lovastatin)
- Garlic (allium sativum)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Garlic:
- not at all: 2.56 %
- somewhat: 29.06 %
- moderate: 41.88 %
- high: 21.37 %
- very high: 5.13 %
Mevacor:
- not at all: 2.33 %
- somewhat: 13.97 %
- moderate: 36.54 %
- high: 37.55 %
- very high: 9.61 %
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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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Browse all side effects of Garlic:
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 Mevacor:
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 allium sativum and lovastatin (the active ingredients of Garlic and Mevacor, 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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