Lybrel vs. Low-ogestrel-21: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lybrel and Low-ogestrel-21. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 24,924 people who take Lybrel and Low-ogestrel-21, and is updated regularly.
What is Lybrel?
Lybrel has active ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 223 Lybrel users. Check the latest studies of Lybrel.
What is Low-ogestrel-21?
Low-ogestrel-21 has active ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; norgestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 57 Low-ogestrel-21 users. Check the latest studies of Low-ogestrel-21.
24,924 people who take Lybrel and Low-ogestrel-21 are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Lybrel (ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel)
- Low-Ogestrel-21 (ethinyl estradiol; norgestrel)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Lybrel:
- not at all: 0.93 %
- somewhat: 5.12 %
- moderate: 13.37 %
- high: 32.67 %
- very high: 47.91 %
Low-Ogestrel-21:
- not at all: 4.48 %
- somewhat: 10.45 %
- moderate: 7.46 %
- high: 40.3 %
- very high: 37.31 %
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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:
- Lybrel (176 reports)
- Low-ogestrel-21 (36 reports)
Browse all side effects of Lybrel:
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 Low-ogestrel-21:
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 ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol; norgestrel (the active ingredients of Lybrel and Low-ogestrel-21, 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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