Oxecta vs. Nexium: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Oxecta and Nexium. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 615,744 people who take Oxecta and Nexium, and is updated regularly.
What is Oxecta?
Oxecta has active ingredients of oxycodone hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 33 Oxecta users. Check the latest studies of Oxecta.
What is Nexium?
Nexium has active ingredients of esomeprazole magnesium. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 245,678 Nexium users. Check the latest studies of Nexium.
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 >>>.
615,744 people who take Oxecta and Nexium are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Oxecta (oxycodone hydrochloride)
- Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Oxecta:
- not at all: 1.72 %
- somewhat: 16.33 %
- moderate: 38.57 %
- high: 31.03 %
- very high: 12.34 %
Nexium:
- not at all: 1.8599999999999999 %
- somewhat: 10.62 %
- moderate: 25.12 %
- high: 38.72 %
- very high: 23.68 %
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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
- Dr. Anthony Wong, "Esomeprazole and gynaecomastia in obese adults", WHO pharmaceuticals newsletter: 2019, No. 2, 2019 Jan .
- Dr. Anthony Wong, "Esomeprazole and gynaecomastia in obese adults", WHO pharmaceuticals newsletter: 2019, No. 2, 2019 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Oxecta:
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 Nexium:
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 oxycodone hydrochloride and esomeprazole magnesium (the active ingredients of Oxecta and Nexium, 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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