Lamivudine vs. Bactrim: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lamivudine and Bactrim. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 307,614 people who take Lamivudine and Bactrim, and is updated regularly.
What is Lamivudine?
Lamivudine has active ingredients of lamivudine; zidovudine; nevirapine. It is often used in hiv infection. eHealthMe is studying from 17,242 Lamivudine users. Check the latest studies of Lamivudine.
What is Bactrim?
Bactrim has active ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim. It is often used in urinary tract infection. eHealthMe is studying from 89,117 Bactrim users. Check the latest studies of Bactrim.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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307,614 people who take Lamivudine and Bactrim are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Lamivudine (lamivudine; zidovudine; nevirapine)
- Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Lamivudine:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 0 %
- moderate: 23.08 %
- high: 50.0 %
- very high: 26.92 %
Bactrim:
- not at all: 7.93 %
- somewhat: 26.3 %
- moderate: 26.89 %
- high: 27.28 %
- very high: 11.61 %
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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:
- Lamivudine (17,198 reports)
- Bactrim (86,532 reports)
Browse all side effects of Lamivudine:
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 Bactrim:
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 lamivudine; zidovudine; nevirapine and sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim (the active ingredients of Lamivudine and Bactrim, 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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