Nolvadex vs. Vitamin d: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Nolvadex and Vitamin d. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 371,282 people who take Nolvadex and Vitamin d, and is updated regularly.
What is Nolvadex?
Nolvadex has active ingredients of tamoxifen citrate. It is often used in breast cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 5,506 Nolvadex users. Check the latest studies of Nolvadex.
What is Vitamin d?
Vitamin d has active ingredients of ergocalciferol. It is often used in low vitamin d. eHealthMe is studying from 294,094 Vitamin d users. Check the latest studies of Vitamin d.
371,282 people who take Nolvadex and Vitamin d are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Vitamin D (ergocalciferol)
- Nolvadex (tamoxifen citrate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Nolvadex:
- not at all: 2.27 %
- somewhat: 13.38 %
- moderate: 27.53 %
- high: 33.84 %
- very high: 22.98 %
Vitamin D:
- not at all: 4.15 %
- somewhat: 20.73 %
- moderate: 35.38 %
- high: 29.75 %
- very high: 9.99 %
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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
- K?rm?z?bekmez H, Yesiltepe Mutlu RG, Dursun F, ??güven ?P, "Tamoxifen-associated hirsutism: an unusual side effect in a 5-year-old girl with McCune-Albright syndrome", Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015 Sep .
- Kapoor S, "Influence of Vitamin D Consumption and Levels on the Development of Psychiatric Disorders", Lee, Y. J., & Park, K. (2018). Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Skin Necrosis of Toes in the Paraplegic Patient with Hypertension.?Drug safety-case reports,?5(1), 7., 2014 Aug .
- K?rm?z?bekmez H, Yesiltepe Mutlu RG, Dursun F, ??güven ?P, "Tamoxifen-associated hirsutism: an unusual side effect in a 5-year-old girl with McCune-Albright syndrome", Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015 Sep .
- Kapoor S, "Influence of Vitamin D Consumption and Levels on the Development of Psychiatric Disorders", Lee, Y. J., & Park, K. (2018). Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Skin Necrosis of Toes in the Paraplegic Patient with Hypertension.?Drug safety-case reports,?5(1), 7., 2014 Aug .
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Browse all side effects of Nolvadex:
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 Vitamin d:
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 tamoxifen citrate and ergocalciferol (the active ingredients of Nolvadex and Vitamin d, 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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