Naratriptan vs. Excedrin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Naratriptan and Excedrin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 25,699 people who take Naratriptan and Excedrin, and is updated regularly.
What is Naratriptan?
Naratriptan has active ingredients of naratriptan. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 1,481 Naratriptan users. Check the latest studies of Naratriptan.
What is Excedrin?
Excedrin has active ingredients of acetaminophen; aspirin; caffeine. It is often used in headache. eHealthMe is studying from 22,740 Excedrin users. Check the latest studies of Excedrin.
25,699 people who take Naratriptan and Excedrin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Excedrin (acetaminophen; aspirin; caffeine)
- Naratriptan (naratriptan)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Naratriptan:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 16.67 %
- moderate: 28.21 %
- high: 39.74 %
- very high: 15.38 %
Excedrin:
- not at all: 2.15 %
- somewhat: 19.35 %
- moderate: 33.47 %
- high: 29.7 %
- very high: 15.32 %
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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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Naratriptan (1,407 reports)
- Excedrin (21,620 reports)
Browse all side effects of Naratriptan:
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 Excedrin:
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 naratriptan and acetaminophen; aspirin; caffeine (the active ingredients of Naratriptan and Excedrin, 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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