Losartan potassium vs. Zocor: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Losartan potassium and Zocor. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 538,119 people who take Losartan potassium and Zocor, and is updated regularly.
What is Losartan potassium?
Losartan potassium has active ingredients of losartan potassium. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 51,511 Losartan potassium users. Check the latest studies of Losartan potassium.
What is Zocor?
Zocor has active ingredients of simvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 86,545 Zocor users. Check the latest studies of Zocor.
538,119 people who take Losartan potassium and Zocor are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Losartan Potassium (losartan potassium)
- Zocor (simvastatin)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Losartan Potassium:
- not at all: 2.09 %
- somewhat: 15.63 %
- moderate: 38.46 %
- high: 34.39 %
- very high: 9.43 %
Zocor:
- not at all: 1.3900000000000001 %
- somewhat: 12.69 %
- moderate: 34.51 %
- high: 39.23 %
- very high: 12.17 %
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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
- Lai SW, Lin HF, Lin CL, Liao KF, "No association between losartan use and acute pancreatitis in hypertensive patients", Eur J Hosp Pharm, 2017 Mar .
- Lai SW, Lin HF, Lin CL, Liao KF, "No association between losartan use and acute pancreatitis in hypertensive patients", Eur J Hosp Pharm, 2017 Mar .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Losartan potassium (50,029 reports)
- Zocor (84,634 reports)
Browse all side effects of Losartan potassium:
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 Zocor:
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 losartan potassium and simvastatin (the active ingredients of Losartan potassium and Zocor, 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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