Pantoprazole vs. Gaviscon: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Pantoprazole and Gaviscon. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 422,108 people who take Pantoprazole and Gaviscon, and is updated regularly.
What is Pantoprazole?
Pantoprazole has active ingredients of pantoprazole sodium. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 285,170 Pantoprazole users. Check the latest studies of Pantoprazole.
What is Gaviscon?
Gaviscon has active ingredients of aluminum hydroxide; magnesium trisilicate. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 12,355 Gaviscon users. Check the latest studies of Gaviscon.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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422,108 people who take Pantoprazole and Gaviscon are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Gaviscon (aluminum hydroxide; magnesium trisilicate)
- Pantoprazole (pantoprazole sodium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Pantoprazole:
- not at all: 2.59 %
- somewhat: 14.32 %
- moderate: 27.89 %
- high: 37.93 %
- very high: 17.27 %
Gaviscon:
- not at all: 2.06 %
- somewhat: 23.87 %
- moderate: 43.62 %
- high: 23.46 %
- very high: 7.0 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Pantoprazole (281,747 reports)
- Gaviscon (11,992 reports)
Browse all side effects of Pantoprazole:
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 Gaviscon:
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 pantoprazole sodium and aluminum hydroxide; magnesium trisilicate (the active ingredients of Pantoprazole and Gaviscon, 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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