Gilenya vs. Baclofen: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Gilenya and Baclofen. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 239,707 people who take Gilenya and Baclofen, and is updated regularly.
What is Gilenya?
Gilenya has active ingredients of fingolimod. It is often used in multiple sclerosis. eHealthMe is studying from 111,893 Gilenya users. Check the latest studies of Gilenya.
What is Baclofen?
Baclofen has active ingredients of baclofen. It is often used in muscle spasms. eHealthMe is studying from 108,662 Baclofen users. Check the latest studies of Baclofen.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
239,707 people who take Gilenya and Baclofen are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Gilenya (fingolimod)
- Baclofen (baclofen)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Gilenya:
- not at all: 2.74 %
- somewhat: 16.89 %
- moderate: 43.38 %
- high: 26.48 %
- very high: 10.5 %
Baclofen:
- not at all: 5.57 %
- somewhat: 28.34 %
- moderate: 35.77 %
- high: 19.31 %
- very high: 11.02 %
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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
- Christopher KL, Elner VM, Demirci H, "Conjunctival Lymphoma in a Patient on Fingolimod for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis", Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2017 May .
- Alroughani R, "Fingolimod-associated amenorrhea: a report of three cases", Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2014 Jan .
- Christopher, K. L., Elner, V. M., & Demirci, H. , "Conjunctival lymphoma in a patient on fingolimod for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis", Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery , 2014 Jan .
- Christopher KL, Elner VM, Demirci H, "Conjunctival Lymphoma in a Patient on Fingolimod for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis", Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2017 May .
- Alroughani R, "Fingolimod-associated amenorrhea: a report of three cases", Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2014 Jan .
- Christopher, K. L., Elner, V. M., & Demirci, H. , "Conjunctival lymphoma in a patient on fingolimod for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis", Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery , 2014 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Gilenya:
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 Baclofen:
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 fingolimod and baclofen (the active ingredients of Gilenya and Baclofen, 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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