Meridia vs. Bee pollen: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Meridia and Bee pollen. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 8,199 people who take Meridia and Bee pollen, and is updated regularly.
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.
What is Bee pollen?
Bee pollen has active ingredients of bee pollen. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 370 Bee pollen users. Check the latest studies of Bee pollen.
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 >>>.
8,199 people who take Meridia and Bee pollen are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Bee Pollen (bee pollen)
- 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:
Meridia:
- not at all: 8.14 %
- somewhat: 29.07 %
- moderate: 38.37 %
- high: 12.79 %
- very high: 11.63 %
Bee Pollen:
- not at all: 10.71 %
- somewhat: 32.14 %
- moderate: 25.0 %
- high: 21.43 %
- very high: 10.71 %
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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:
- Meridia (6,763 reports)
- Bee pollen (321 reports)
Browse 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 zBrowse all side effects of Bee pollen:
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 sibutramine hydrochloride and bee pollen (the active ingredients of Meridia and Bee pollen, 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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