Azor vs. Lotensin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Azor and Lotensin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 31,640 people who take Azor and Lotensin, and is updated regularly.
What is Azor?
Azor has active ingredients of amlodipine besylate; olmesartan medoxomil. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 3,922 Azor users. Check the latest studies of Azor.
What is Lotensin?
Lotensin has active ingredients of benazepril hydrochloride. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 8,037 Lotensin users. Check the latest studies of Lotensin.
31,640 people who take Azor and Lotensin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Azor (amlodipine besylate; olmesartan medoxomil)
- Lotensin (benazepril hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Azor:
- not at all: 0.49 %
- somewhat: 15.05 %
- moderate: 29.13 %
- high: 39.81 %
- very high: 15.53 %
Lotensin:
- not at all: 2.24 %
- somewhat: 11.79 %
- moderate: 36.18 %
- high: 40.04 %
- very high: 9.76 %
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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 Azor:
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 Lotensin:
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 amlodipine besylate; olmesartan medoxomil and benazepril hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Azor and Lotensin, 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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