Latuda vs. Depakene: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Latuda and Depakene. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 73,529 people who take Latuda and Depakene, and is updated regularly.
What is Latuda?
Latuda has active ingredients of lurasidone hydrochloride. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 21,543 Latuda users. Check the latest studies of Latuda.
What is Depakene?
Depakene has active ingredients of valproic acid. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 14,776 Depakene users. Check the latest studies of Depakene.
73,529 people who take Latuda and Depakene are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Depakene (valproic acid)
- Latuda (lurasidone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Latuda:
- not at all: 6.77 %
- somewhat: 21.5 %
- moderate: 30.19 %
- high: 29.01 %
- very high: 12.52 %
Depakene:
- not at all: 5.61 %
- somewhat: 21.12 %
- moderate: 29.04 %
- high: 28.38 %
- very high: 15.84 %
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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
- Reddy, B., Das, S., & Ali, M. , "A Case of Hypersexuality Probably Associated With Lurasidone", Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2018 Jan .
- Sood S, "Neutropenia with Multiple Antipsychotics Including Dose Dependent Neutropenia with Lurasidone", Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, 2017 Jan .
- Gupta E, Kunjal R, Cury JD, "Severe hyponatremia due to valproic acid toxicity", Journal of clinical medicine research, 2015 Jan .
- Hwabejire JO, Lu J, Liu B, Li Y, Halaweish I, Alam HB, "Valproic acid for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock: a dose-optimization study", journal of surgical research, 2014 Jan .
- Reddy, B., Das, S., & Ali, M. , "A Case of Hypersexuality Probably Associated With Lurasidone", Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2018 Jan .
- Sood S, "Neutropenia with Multiple Antipsychotics Including Dose Dependent Neutropenia with Lurasidone", Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, 2017 Jan .
- Gupta E, Kunjal R, Cury JD, "Severe hyponatremia due to valproic acid toxicity", Journal of clinical medicine research, 2015 Jan .
- Hwabejire JO, Lu J, Liu B, Li Y, Halaweish I, Alam HB, "Valproic acid for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock: a dose-optimization study", journal of surgical research, 2014 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Latuda:
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 Depakene:
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 lurasidone hydrochloride and valproic acid (the active ingredients of Latuda and Depakene, 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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