Periactin vs. Diclofenac potassium: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Periactin and Diclofenac potassium. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 23,013 people who take Periactin and Diclofenac potassium, and is updated regularly.
What is Periactin?
Periactin has active ingredients of cyproheptadine hydrochloride. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 2,214 Periactin users. Check the latest studies of Periactin.
What is Diclofenac potassium?
Diclofenac potassium has active ingredients of diclofenac potassium. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 6,111 Diclofenac potassium users. Check the latest studies of Diclofenac potassium.
23,013 people who take Periactin and Diclofenac potassium are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Diclofenac Potassium (diclofenac potassium)
- Periactin (cyproheptadine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Periactin:
- not at all: 5.23 %
- somewhat: 20.26 %
- moderate: 32.68 %
- high: 26.14 %
- very high: 15.69 %
Diclofenac Potassium:
- not at all: 4.49 %
- somewhat: 29.78 %
- moderate: 29.78 %
- high: 27.53 %
- very high: 8.43 %
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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:
- Periactin (2,086 reports)
- Diclofenac potassium (5,978 reports)
Browse all side effects of Periactin:
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 Diclofenac potassium:
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 cyproheptadine hydrochloride and diclofenac potassium (the active ingredients of Periactin and Diclofenac potassium, 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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