Msm vs. Fish oil: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Msm and Fish oil. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 127,484 people who take Msm and Fish oil, and is updated regularly.
What is Msm?
Msm has active ingredients of methylsulfonylmethane. It is often used in joint pain. eHealthMe is studying from 1,210 Msm users. Check the latest studies of Msm.
What is Fish oil?
Fish oil has active ingredients of fish oil. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 112,933 Fish oil users. Check the latest studies of Fish oil.
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 >>>.
127,484 people who take Msm and Fish oil are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Msm (methylsulfonylmethane)
- Fish Oil (fish oil)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Msm:
- not at all: 7.69 %
- somewhat: 24.18 %
- moderate: 35.16 %
- high: 21.98 %
- very high: 10.99 %
Fish Oil:
- not at all: 3.33 %
- somewhat: 27.56 %
- moderate: 38.97 %
- high: 23.6 %
- very high: 6.55 %
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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.
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Browse all side effects of Msm:
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 Fish oil:
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 methylsulfonylmethane and fish oil (the active ingredients of Msm and Fish oil, 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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