Inspra vs. Furosemide: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Inspra and Furosemide. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 526,605 people who take Inspra and Furosemide, and is updated regularly.
What is Inspra?
Inspra has active ingredients of eplerenone. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 3,510 Inspra users. Check the latest studies of Inspra.
What is Furosemide?
Furosemide has active ingredients of furosemide. It is often used in fluid retention. eHealthMe is studying from 316,095 Furosemide users. Check the latest studies of Furosemide.
526,605 people who take Inspra and Furosemide are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Furosemide (furosemide)
- Inspra (eplerenone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Inspra:
- not at all: 1.75 %
- somewhat: 15.79 %
- moderate: 45.61 %
- high: 21.93 %
- very high: 14.91 %
Furosemide:
- not at all: 3.96 %
- somewhat: 20.75 %
- moderate: 35.06 %
- high: 31.63 %
- very high: 8.6 %
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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
- Ochoa PS, Fisher T, "A 7‐Year Case of Furosemide‐Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia", Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2013 Jul .
- Ochoa PS, Fisher T, "A 7‐Year Case of Furosemide‐Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia", Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2013 Jul .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Inspra (3,456 reports)
- Furosemide (313,774 reports)
Browse all side effects of Inspra:
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 Furosemide:
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 eplerenone and furosemide (the active ingredients of Inspra and Furosemide, 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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