Oxycontin vs. Lithium carbonate: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Oxycontin and Lithium carbonate. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 387,111 people who take Oxycontin and Lithium carbonate, and is updated regularly.
What is Oxycontin?
Oxycontin has active ingredients of oxycodone hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 212,533 Oxycontin users. Check the latest studies of Oxycontin.
What is Lithium carbonate?
Lithium carbonate has active ingredients of lithium carbonate. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 25,651 Lithium carbonate users. Check the latest studies of Lithium carbonate.
387,111 people who take Oxycontin and Lithium carbonate are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Lithium Carbonate (lithium carbonate)
- Oxycontin (oxycodone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Oxycontin:
- not at all: 1.56 %
- somewhat: 16.2 %
- moderate: 39.09 %
- high: 29.86 %
- very high: 13.29 %
Lithium Carbonate:
- not at all: 3.95 %
- somewhat: 17.46 %
- moderate: 29.49 %
- high: 32.36 %
- very high: 16.74 %
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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:
- Oxycontin (210,630 reports)
- Lithium carbonate (22,592 reports)
Browse all side effects of Oxycontin:
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 Lithium carbonate:
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 lithium carbonate (the active ingredients of Oxycontin and Lithium carbonate, 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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