Lidoderm vs. Skelaxin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lidoderm and Skelaxin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 54,077 people who take Lidoderm and Skelaxin, and is updated regularly.
What is Lidoderm?
Lidoderm has active ingredients of lidocaine. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 10,524 Lidoderm users. Check the latest studies of Lidoderm.
What is Skelaxin?
Skelaxin has active ingredients of metaxalone. It is often used in back pain. eHealthMe is studying from 9,706 Skelaxin users. Check the latest studies of Skelaxin.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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54,077 people who take Lidoderm and Skelaxin are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Lidoderm (lidocaine)
- Skelaxin (metaxalone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Lidoderm:
- not at all: 4.13 %
- somewhat: 26.61 %
- moderate: 31.19 %
- high: 28.9 %
- very high: 9.17 %
Skelaxin:
- not at all: 3.51 %
- somewhat: 39.18 %
- moderate: 31.55 %
- high: 21.24 %
- very high: 4.54 %
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Browse all side effects of Lidoderm:
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 Skelaxin:
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 metaxalone (the active ingredients of Lidoderm and Skelaxin, 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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