Lovastatin vs. Altace: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lovastatin and Altace. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 209,915 people who take Lovastatin and Altace, and is updated regularly.
What is Lovastatin?
Lovastatin has active ingredients of lovastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 33,048 Lovastatin users. Check the latest studies of Lovastatin.
What is Altace?
Altace has active ingredients of ramipril. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 23,681 Altace users. Check the latest studies of Altace.
209,915 people who take Lovastatin and Altace are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Lovastatin (lovastatin)
- Altace (ramipril)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Lovastatin:
- not at all: 2.23 %
- somewhat: 13.09 %
- moderate: 36.21 %
- high: 38.16 %
- very high: 10.31 %
Altace:
- not at all: 2.08 %
- somewhat: 14.89 %
- moderate: 38.63 %
- high: 35.84 %
- very high: 8.56 %
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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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Lovastatin (31,870 reports)
- Altace (23,091 reports)
Browse all side effects of Lovastatin:
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 Altace:
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 lovastatin and ramipril (the active ingredients of Lovastatin and Altace, 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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