Levitra vs. Viagra: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Levitra and Viagra. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 175,838 people who take Levitra and Viagra, and is updated regularly.
What is Levitra?
Levitra has active ingredients of vardenafil hydrochloride. It is often used in erection problems. eHealthMe is studying from 10,392 Levitra users. Check the latest studies of Levitra.
What is Viagra?
Viagra has active ingredients of sildenafil citrate. It is often used in erection problems. eHealthMe is studying from 63,865 Viagra users. Check the latest studies of Viagra.
175,838 people who take Levitra and Viagra are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Viagra (sildenafil citrate)
- Levitra (vardenafil hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Levitra:
- not at all: 2.07 %
- somewhat: 19.5 %
- moderate: 30.29 %
- high: 38.17 %
- very high: 9.96 %
Viagra:
- not at all: 3.03 %
- somewhat: 13.47 %
- moderate: 33.18 %
- high: 35.77 %
- very high: 14.54 %
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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
- Jeong SY, Jeon SJ, Kim YR, Choi SS, Kwak HS, "A Rare Case of Viagra Induced Toxic Encephalopathy", Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2016 Sep .
- Jeong SY, Jeon SJ, Kim YR, Choi SS, Kwak HS, "A Rare Case of Viagra Induced Toxic Encephalopathy", Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2016 Sep .
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Browse all side effects of Levitra:
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 Viagra:
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 vardenafil hydrochloride and sildenafil citrate (the active ingredients of Levitra and Viagra, 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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