Repatha vs. Livalo: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Repatha and Livalo. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 167,525 people who take Repatha and Livalo, and is updated regularly.
What is Repatha?
Repatha has active ingredients of evolocumab. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 156,258 Repatha users. Check the latest studies of Repatha.
What is Livalo?
Livalo has active ingredients of pitavastatin calcium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 8,802 Livalo users. Check the latest studies of Livalo.
167,525 people who take Repatha and Livalo are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Repatha (evolocumab)
- Livalo (pitavastatin calcium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Repatha:
- not at all: 0.76 %
- somewhat: 5.3 %
- moderate: 11.74 %
- high: 44.32 %
- very high: 37.88 %
Livalo:
- not at all: 1.67 %
- somewhat: 19.44 %
- moderate: 38.33 %
- high: 31.11 %
- very high: 9.44 %
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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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Browse all side effects of Repatha:
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 Livalo:
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 evolocumab and pitavastatin calcium (the active ingredients of Repatha and Livalo, 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).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
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