Benicar vs. Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Benicar and Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 80,517 people who take Benicar and Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide, and is updated regularly.
What is Benicar?
Benicar has active ingredients of olmesartan medoxomil. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 36,002 Benicar users. Check the latest studies of Benicar.
What is Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide?
Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide has active ingredients of hydrochlorothiazide; losartan potassium. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 2,184 Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide users. Check the latest studies of Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide.
80,517 people who take Benicar and Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil)
- Losartan Potassium And Hydrochlorothiazide (hydrochlorothiazide; losartan potassium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Benicar:
- not at all: 1.29 %
- somewhat: 12.67 %
- moderate: 33.31 %
- high: 37.25 %
- very high: 15.48 %
Losartan Potassium And Hydrochlorothiazide:
- not at all: 1.11 %
- somewhat: 10.72 %
- moderate: 29.94 %
- high: 45.47 %
- very high: 12.75 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Benicar (34,081 reports)
- Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide (2,033 reports)
Browse all side effects of Benicar:
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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 olmesartan medoxomil and hydrochlorothiazide; losartan potassium (the active ingredients of Benicar and Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide, 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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