Lidocaine vs. Maxalt: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lidocaine and Maxalt. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 60,658 people who take Lidocaine and Maxalt, and is updated regularly.
What is Lidocaine?
Lidocaine has active ingredients of lidocaine. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 27,555 Lidocaine users. Check the latest studies of Lidocaine.
What is Maxalt?
Maxalt has active ingredients of rizatriptan benzoate. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 12,754 Maxalt users. Check the latest studies of Maxalt.
60,658 people who take Lidocaine and Maxalt are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Maxalt (rizatriptan benzoate)
- Lidocaine (lidocaine)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Lidocaine:
- not at all: 3.93 %
- somewhat: 35.37 %
- moderate: 28.38 %
- high: 20.96 %
- very high: 11.35 %
Maxalt:
- not at all: 1.74 %
- somewhat: 12.31 %
- moderate: 23.38 %
- high: 38.18 %
- very high: 24.38 %
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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.
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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 lidocaine and rizatriptan benzoate (the active ingredients of Lidocaine and Maxalt, 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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