Lithane vs. Neurontin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lithane and Neurontin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 460,729 people who take Lithane and Neurontin, and is updated regularly.
What is Lithane?
Lithane has active ingredients of lithium carbonate. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 234 Lithane users. Check the latest studies of Lithane.
What is Neurontin?
Neurontin has active ingredients of gabapentin. It is often used in neuralgia. eHealthMe is studying from 107,468 Neurontin users. Check the latest studies of Neurontin.
460,729 people who take Lithane and Neurontin are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Lithane (lithium carbonate)
- Neurontin (gabapentin)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Lithane:
- not at all: 4.04 %
- somewhat: 16.74 %
- moderate: 30.14 %
- high: 31.45 %
- very high: 17.63 %
Neurontin:
- not at all: 5.79 %
- somewhat: 29.6 %
- moderate: 35.53 %
- high: 21.16 %
- very high: 7.93 %
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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
- de Landaluce, L. O., Carbonell, P., Asensio, C., Escoda, N., López, P., & Laporte, J. R. , "Gabapentin and Pregabalin and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly: A Population-Based Cohort Study in an Electronic Prescription Database", Drug safety, 2018 Jan .
- Scarff JR, "The Potential for Somnambulism Associated with Gabapentin", The Internet Journal of Psychiatry, 2014 Jan .
- de Landaluce, L. O., Carbonell, P., Asensio, C., Escoda, N., López, P., & Laporte, J. R. , "Gabapentin and Pregabalin and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly: A Population-Based Cohort Study in an Electronic Prescription Database", Drug safety, 2018 Jan .
- Scarff JR, "The Potential for Somnambulism Associated with Gabapentin", The Internet Journal of Psychiatry, 2014 Jan .
Related studies
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Browse all side effects of Lithane:
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 Neurontin:
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 lithium carbonate and gabapentin (the active ingredients of Lithane and Neurontin, 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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