Symbicort vs. Montelukast sodium: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Symbicort and Montelukast sodium. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 299,727 people who take Symbicort and Montelukast sodium, and is updated regularly.
What is Symbicort?
Symbicort has active ingredients of budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 114,792 Symbicort users. Check the latest studies of Symbicort.
What is Montelukast sodium?
Montelukast sodium has active ingredients of montelukast sodium. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 26,093 Montelukast sodium users. Check the latest studies of Montelukast sodium.
299,727 people who take Symbicort and Montelukast sodium are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Montelukast Sodium (montelukast sodium)
- Symbicort (budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Symbicort:
- not at all: 2.2 %
- somewhat: 14.98 %
- moderate: 32.05 %
- high: 35.78 %
- very high: 14.98 %
Montelukast Sodium:
- not at all: 2.25 %
- somewhat: 17.98 %
- moderate: 32.41 %
- high: 30.59 %
- very high: 16.77 %
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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
- Das S, Mondal S, Dey JK, Bandyopadhyay S, Saha I, Tripathi SK, "A case of montelukast induced hypercholesterolemia, severe hypertriglyceridemia and pancreatitis", Journal of Young Pharmacists, 2013 Jun .
- Das S, Mondal S, Dey JK, Bandyopadhyay S, Saha I, Tripathi SK, "A case of montelukast induced hypercholesterolemia, severe hypertriglyceridemia and pancreatitis", Journal of Young Pharmacists, 2013 Jun .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Symbicort (112,679 reports)
- Montelukast sodium (24,782 reports)
Browse all side effects of Symbicort:
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 Montelukast sodium:
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 budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate and montelukast sodium (the active ingredients of Symbicort and Montelukast sodium, 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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