Megace vs. Meridia: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Megace and Meridia. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 26,786 people who take Megace and Meridia, and is updated regularly.
What is Megace?
Megace has active ingredients of megestrol acetate. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 10,095 Megace users. Check the latest studies of Megace.
What is Meridia?
Meridia has active ingredients of sibutramine hydrochloride. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 6,939 Meridia users. Check the latest studies of Meridia.
26,786 people who take Megace and Meridia are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Megace (megestrol acetate)
- Meridia (sibutramine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Megace:
- not at all: 12.37 %
- somewhat: 17.53 %
- moderate: 31.96 %
- high: 29.9 %
- very high: 8.25 %
Meridia:
- not at all: 8.14 %
- somewhat: 29.07 %
- moderate: 38.37 %
- high: 12.79 %
- very high: 11.63 %
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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 Megace:
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 Meridia:
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 megestrol acetate and sibutramine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Megace and Meridia, 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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