Mobic vs. Vicoprofen: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Mobic and Vicoprofen. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 108,005 people who take Mobic and Vicoprofen, and is updated regularly.
What is Mobic?
Mobic has active ingredients of meloxicam. It is often used in arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 26,684 Mobic users. Check the latest studies of Mobic.
What is Vicoprofen?
Vicoprofen has active ingredients of hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 1,842 Vicoprofen users. Check the latest studies of Vicoprofen.
108,005 people who take Mobic and Vicoprofen are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Mobic (meloxicam)
- Vicoprofen (hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Mobic:
- not at all: 6.55 %
- somewhat: 28.84 %
- moderate: 37.05 %
- high: 20.95 %
- very high: 6.62 %
Vicoprofen:
- not at all: 0.56 %
- somewhat: 13.56 %
- moderate: 45.2 %
- high: 35.59 %
- very high: 5.08 %
Want to compare Mobic with Vicoprofen?
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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
- Lai SW, Lin CL, Liao KF, "Association of Meloxicam Use with the Risk of Acute Pancreatitis: A Case–Control Study", Clinical drug investigation, 2015 Oct .
- Lai SW, Lin CL, Liao KF, "Association of Meloxicam Use with the Risk of Acute Pancreatitis: A Case–Control Study", Clinical drug investigation, 2015 Oct .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Mobic (25,011 reports)
- Vicoprofen (1,635 reports)
Browse all side effects of Mobic:
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 Vicoprofen:
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 meloxicam and hydrocodone bitartrate; ibuprofen (the active ingredients of Mobic and Vicoprofen, 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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