Pradaxa vs. Plavix: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Pradaxa and Plavix. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 257,555 people who take Pradaxa and Plavix, and is updated regularly.
What is Pradaxa?
Pradaxa has active ingredients of dabigatran etexilate mesylate. It is often used in atrial fibrillation/flutter. eHealthMe is studying from 86,906 Pradaxa users. Check the latest studies of Pradaxa.
What is Plavix?
Plavix has active ingredients of clopidogrel bisulfate. It is often used in stent. eHealthMe is studying from 151,179 Plavix users. Check the latest studies of Plavix.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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257,555 people who take Pradaxa and Plavix are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate)
- Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Pradaxa:
- not at all: 3.23 %
- somewhat: 9.91 %
- moderate: 29.95 %
- high: 42.86 %
- very high: 14.06 %
Plavix:
- not at all: 1.42 %
- somewhat: 11.77 %
- moderate: 33.3 %
- high: 39.48 %
- very high: 14.03 %
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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 dabigatran etexilate mesylate and clopidogrel bisulfate (the active ingredients of Pradaxa and Plavix, 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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