Krill vs. Plaquenil: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Krill and Plaquenil. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 200,084 people who take Krill and Plaquenil, and is updated regularly.
What is Krill?
Krill has active ingredients of krill oil. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 5,404 Krill users. Check the latest studies of Krill.
What is Plaquenil?
Plaquenil has active ingredients of hydroxychloroquine sulfate. It is often used in systemic lupus erythematosus. eHealthMe is studying from 91,019 Plaquenil users. Check the latest studies of Plaquenil.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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200,084 people who take Krill and Plaquenil are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine sulfate)
- Krill (krill oil)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Krill:
- not at all: 3.27 %
- somewhat: 29.91 %
- moderate: 37.85 %
- high: 22.9 %
- very high: 6.07 %
Plaquenil:
- not at all: 7.84 %
- somewhat: 31.54 %
- moderate: 34.17 %
- high: 20.07 %
- very high: 6.38 %
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Browse all side effects of Krill:
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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 krill oil and hydroxychloroquine sulfate (the active ingredients of Krill and Plaquenil, 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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