Oretic vs. Zocor: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Oretic and Zocor. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 530,819 people who take Oretic and Zocor, and is updated regularly.
What is Oretic?
Oretic has active ingredients of hydrochlorothiazide. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 79 Oretic users. Check the latest studies of Oretic.
What is Zocor?
Zocor has active ingredients of simvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 86,545 Zocor users. Check the latest studies of Zocor.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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530,819 people who take Oretic and Zocor are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Zocor (simvastatin)
- Oretic (hydrochlorothiazide)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Oretic:
- not at all: 2.07 %
- somewhat: 18.3 %
- moderate: 36.52 %
- high: 33.01 %
- very high: 10.09 %
Zocor:
- not at all: 1.47 %
- somewhat: 12.63 %
- moderate: 34.77 %
- high: 38.89 %
- very high: 12.24 %
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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 Oretic:
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 Zocor:
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 hydrochlorothiazide and simvastatin (the active ingredients of Oretic and Zocor, 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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