Minoxidil vs. Primrose: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Minoxidil and Primrose. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 72,838 people who take Minoxidil and Primrose, and is updated regularly.
What is Minoxidil?
Minoxidil has active ingredients of minoxidil. It is often used in hair loss. eHealthMe is studying from 29,925 Minoxidil users. Check the latest studies of Minoxidil.
What is Primrose?
Primrose has active ingredients of evening primrose oil. It is often used in hair loss. eHealthMe is studying from 2,314 Primrose users. Check the latest studies of Primrose.
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 >>>.
72,838 people who take Minoxidil and Primrose are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Minoxidil (minoxidil)
- Primrose (evening primrose oil)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Minoxidil:
- not at all: 9.32 %
- somewhat: 29.14 %
- moderate: 36.83 %
- high: 19.11 %
- very high: 5.59 %
Primrose:
- not at all: 9.15 %
- somewhat: 35.92 %
- moderate: 28.87 %
- high: 19.72 %
- very high: 6.34 %
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Min IS, Lee JY, Jung TS, Kang NK, Park BB, Kim BK, "Development of a Complete Atrioventricular Block Associated with Intake of Evening Primrose Oil", The Korean Journal of Medicine, 2016 May .
- Dubrey SW, VanGriethuysen J, Edwards CM, "A hairy fall: syncope resulting from topical application of minoxidil", BMJ case reports, 2015 Sep .
- Min IS, Lee JY, Jung TS, Kang NK, Park BB, Kim BK, "Development of a Complete Atrioventricular Block Associated with Intake of Evening Primrose Oil", The Korean Journal of Medicine, 2016 May .
- Dubrey SW, VanGriethuysen J, Edwards CM, "A hairy fall: syncope resulting from topical application of minoxidil", BMJ case reports, 2015 Sep .
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Browse all side effects of Minoxidil:
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 Primrose:
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 minoxidil and evening primrose oil (the active ingredients of Minoxidil and Primrose, 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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