Keflex vs. Septra: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Keflex and Septra. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 218,472 people who take Keflex and Septra, and is updated regularly.
What is Keflex?
Keflex has active ingredients of cephalexin. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 15,844 Keflex users. Check the latest studies of Keflex.
What is Septra?
Septra has active ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim. It is often used in urinary tract infection. eHealthMe is studying from 10,280 Septra users. Check the latest studies of Septra.
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 >>>.
218,472 people who take Keflex and Septra are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Septra (sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim)
- Keflex (cephalexin)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Keflex:
- not at all: 7.36 %
- somewhat: 24.41 %
- moderate: 32.84 %
- high: 26.23 %
- very high: 9.17 %
Septra:
- not at all: 7.9 %
- somewhat: 24.88 %
- moderate: 27.25 %
- high: 28.23 %
- very high: 11.74 %
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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
- Agrawal A, Rao M, Jasdanwala S, Mathur A, Eng M, "Cephalexin Induced Cholestatic Jaundice", Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine, 2014 Aug .
- Agrawal A, Rao M, Jasdanwala S, Mathur A, Eng M, "Cephalexin Induced Cholestatic Jaundice", Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine, 2014 Aug .
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Browse all side effects of Keflex:
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 Septra:
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 cephalexin and sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim (the active ingredients of Keflex and Septra, 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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