Heather vs. Norplant: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Heather and Norplant. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 232,044 people who take Heather and Norplant, and is updated regularly.
What is Heather?
Heather has active ingredients of norethindrone. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 149 Heather users. Check the latest studies of Heather.
What is Norplant?
Norplant has active ingredients of levonorgestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 6,430 Norplant users. Check the latest studies of Norplant.
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 >>>.
232,044 people who take Heather and Norplant are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Norplant (levonorgestrel)
- Heather (norethindrone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Heather:
- not at all: 4.05 %
- somewhat: 6.88 %
- moderate: 19.84 %
- high: 37.25 %
- very high: 31.98 %
Norplant:
- not at all: 2.68 %
- somewhat: 6.8100000000000005 %
- moderate: 11.11 %
- high: 30.9 %
- very high: 48.5 %
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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 Heather:
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 Norplant:
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 norethindrone and levonorgestrel (the active ingredients of Heather and Norplant, 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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