Hydrocortone vs. Percodan: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Hydrocortone and Percodan. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 78,471 people who take Hydrocortone and Percodan, and is updated regularly.
What is Hydrocortone?
Hydrocortone has active ingredients of hydrocortisone acetate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 912 Hydrocortone users. Check the latest studies of Hydrocortone.
What is Percodan?
Percodan has active ingredients of aspirin; oxycodone hydrochloride; oxycodone terephthalate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 12,885 Percodan users. Check the latest studies of Percodan.
78,471 people who take Hydrocortone and Percodan are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Percodan (aspirin; oxycodone hydrochloride; oxycodone terephthalate)
- Hydrocortone (hydrocortisone acetate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Hydrocortone:
- not at all: 1.57 %
- somewhat: 23.62 %
- moderate: 31.5 %
- high: 29.13 %
- very high: 14.17 %
Percodan:
- not at all: 4.17 %
- somewhat: 14.58 %
- moderate: 43.75 %
- high: 29.17 %
- very high: 8.33 %
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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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Hydrocortone (785 reports)
- Percodan (12,850 reports)
Browse all side effects of Hydrocortone:
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 Percodan:
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 hydrocortisone acetate and aspirin; oxycodone hydrochloride; oxycodone terephthalate (the active ingredients of Hydrocortone and Percodan, 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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