Patanol vs. Flonase: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Patanol and Flonase. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 282,318 people who take Patanol and Flonase, and is updated regularly.
What is Patanol?
Patanol has active ingredients of olopatadine hydrochloride. It is often used in allergies. eHealthMe is studying from 5,339 Patanol users. Check the latest studies of Patanol.
What is Flonase?
Flonase has active ingredients of fluticasone propionate. It is often used in allergies. eHealthMe is studying from 75,441 Flonase users. Check the latest studies of Flonase.
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 >>>.
282,318 people who take Patanol and Flonase are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Patanol (olopatadine hydrochloride)
- Flonase (fluticasone propionate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Patanol:
- not at all: 5.13 %
- somewhat: 20.51 %
- moderate: 24.79 %
- high: 38.46 %
- very high: 11.11 %
Flonase:
- not at all: 2.23 %
- somewhat: 18.3 %
- moderate: 35.98 %
- high: 32.32 %
- very high: 11.16 %
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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
- Lehrer, S., & Rheinstein, P. H. , "Alzheimer’s Disease and Intranasal Fluticasone Propionate in the FDA MedWatch Adverse Events Database", Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports, (Preprint), 1-5., 2018 Jan .
- Lehrer, S., & Rheinstein, P. H. , "Alzheimer’s Disease and Intranasal Fluticasone Propionate in the FDA MedWatch Adverse Events Database", Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports, (Preprint), 1-5., 2018 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Patanol:
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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 olopatadine hydrochloride and fluticasone propionate (the active ingredients of Patanol and Flonase, 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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