Marcaine vs. Hydrocortisone: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Marcaine and Hydrocortisone. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 72,105 people who take Marcaine and Hydrocortisone, and is updated regularly.
What is Marcaine?
Marcaine has active ingredients of bupivacaine hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 4,026 Marcaine users. Check the latest studies of Marcaine.
What is Hydrocortisone?
Hydrocortisone has active ingredients of hydrocortisone. It is often used in addison's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 40,426 Hydrocortisone users. Check the latest studies of Hydrocortisone.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
72,105 people who take Marcaine and Hydrocortisone are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone)
- Marcaine (bupivacaine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Marcaine:
- not at all: 21.21 %
- somewhat: 24.24 %
- moderate: 21.21 %
- high: 18.18 %
- very high: 15.15 %
Hydrocortisone:
- not at all: 6.07 %
- somewhat: 19.66 %
- moderate: 27.18 %
- high: 32.04 %
- very high: 15.05 %
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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:
- Marcaine (3,972 reports)
- Hydrocortisone (39,961 reports)
Browse all side effects of Marcaine:
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 Hydrocortisone:
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 bupivacaine hydrochloride and hydrocortisone (the active ingredients of Marcaine and Hydrocortisone, 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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