Otezla vs. Prednisolone: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Otezla and Prednisolone. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 362,127 people who take Otezla and Prednisolone, and is updated regularly.
What is Otezla?
Otezla has active ingredients of apremilast. It is often used in psoriatic arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 146,254 Otezla users. Check the latest studies of Otezla.
What is Prednisolone?
Prednisolone has active ingredients of prednisolone. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 212,675 Prednisolone users. Check the latest studies of Prednisolone.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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362,127 people who take Otezla and Prednisolone are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Otezla (apremilast)
- Prednisolone (prednisolone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Otezla:
- not at all: 3.89 %
- somewhat: 26.67 %
- moderate: 26.11 %
- high: 31.11 %
- very high: 12.22 %
Prednisolone:
- not at all: 4.57 %
- somewhat: 18.67 %
- moderate: 30.66 %
- high: 35.6 %
- very high: 10.51 %
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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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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Otezla (146,032 reports)
- Prednisolone (211,433 reports)
Browse all side effects of Otezla:
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 Prednisolone:
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 apremilast and prednisolone (the active ingredients of Otezla and Prednisolone, 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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