Pamelor vs. Butabarbital: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Pamelor and Butabarbital. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 32,865 people who take Pamelor and Butabarbital, and is updated regularly.
What is Pamelor?
Pamelor has active ingredients of nortriptyline hydrochloride. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 4,069 Pamelor users. Check the latest studies of Pamelor.
What is Butabarbital?
Butabarbital has active ingredients of butabarbital sodium. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 93 Butabarbital users. Check the latest studies of Butabarbital.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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32,865 people who take Pamelor and Butabarbital are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Pamelor (nortriptyline hydrochloride)
- Butabarbital (butabarbital sodium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Pamelor:
- not at all: 7.29 %
- somewhat: 26.65 %
- moderate: 35.38 %
- high: 23.2 %
- very high: 7.48 %
Butabarbital:
- not at all: 5.26 %
- somewhat: 15.79 %
- moderate: 31.58 %
- high: 26.32 %
- very high: 21.05 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Pamelor (3,798 reports)
- Butabarbital (59 reports)
Browse all side effects of Pamelor:
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 Butabarbital:
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 nortriptyline hydrochloride and butabarbital sodium (the active ingredients of Pamelor and Butabarbital, 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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