Morphine vs. Dexamethasone: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Morphine and Dexamethasone. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 458,003 people who take Morphine and Dexamethasone, and is updated regularly.
What is Morphine?
Morphine has active ingredients of morphine sulfate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 182,914 Morphine users. Check the latest studies of Morphine.
What is Dexamethasone?
Dexamethasone has active ingredients of dexamethasone. It is often used in multiple myeloma. eHealthMe is studying from 161,927 Dexamethasone users. Check the latest studies of Dexamethasone.
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 >>>.
458,003 people who take Morphine and Dexamethasone are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Morphine (morphine sulfate)
- Dexamethasone (dexamethasone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Morphine:
- not at all: 3.62 %
- somewhat: 21.26 %
- moderate: 39.89 %
- high: 25.82 %
- very high: 9.4 %
Dexamethasone:
- not at all: 6.54 %
- somewhat: 21.73 %
- moderate: 27.0 %
- high: 28.9 %
- very high: 15.82 %
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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
- Rasmy A, Rahal M, Kisana M, Ahmad S, Salah A, "Morphine induced thrombocytopenia: A case report", Journal of Case Reports and Images in Oncology, 2015 Dec .
- Bartlett R, Hartle AJ, "Routine use of dexamethasone for postoperative nausea and vomiting: the case against", Anaesthesia, 2013 Sep .
- Rasmy A, Rahal M, Kisana M, Ahmad S, Salah A, "Morphine induced thrombocytopenia: A case report", Journal of Case Reports and Images in Oncology, 2015 Dec .
- Bartlett R, Hartle AJ, "Routine use of dexamethasone for postoperative nausea and vomiting: the case against", Anaesthesia, 2013 Sep .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Morphine (180,774 reports)
- Dexamethasone (161,258 reports)
Browse all side effects of Morphine:
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 Dexamethasone:
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 morphine sulfate and dexamethasone (the active ingredients of Morphine and Dexamethasone, 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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