Ginkgo vs. Donepezil: side effect and effectiveness comparison - a phase IV clinical study
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Ginkgo and Donepezil. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 47,798 people who take Ginkgo and Donepezil, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
47,798 people who take Ginkgo and Donepezil are studied.
What is Ginkgo?
Ginkgo has active ingredients of ginkgo. It is often used in memory loss. eHealthMe is studying from 3,544 Ginkgo users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Donepezil?
Donepezil has active ingredients of donepezil hydrochloride. It is often used in dementia. eHealthMe is studying from 20,395 Donepezil users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
Number of reports submitted per year:
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Ginkgo (ginkgo)
- Donepezil (donepezil hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Ginkgo:
- not at all: 8.44 %
- somewhat: 40.26 %
- moderate: 33.12 %
- high: 13.64 %
- very high: 4.55 %
Donepezil:
- not at all: 17.41 %
- somewhat: 40.39 %
- moderate: 27.59 %
- high: 8.54 %
- very high: 6.08 %
Want to compare Ginkgo with Donepezil?
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Common Ginkgo side effects:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 345 reports
- Headache (pain in head): 282 reports
- Weakness: 269 reports
- Dizziness: 265 reports
- Breathing difficulty: 219 reports
- Drug ineffective: 218 reports
- Diarrhea: 212 reports
Browse all side effects of Ginkgo:
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 zCommon Donepezil side effects:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 1,066 reports
- Diarrhea: 1,037 reports
- Death: 1,030 reports
- Dizziness: 982 reports
- Weakness: 914 reports
- Hallucinations (sensations that appear real but are created by your mind): 839 reports
Browse all side effects of Donepezil:
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 ginkgo and donepezil hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Ginkgo and Donepezil, 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 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 600+ 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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