Pravachol vs. Colestid: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Pravachol and Colestid. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 130,425 people who take Pravachol and Colestid, and is updated regularly.
What is Pravachol?
Pravachol has active ingredients of pravastatin sodium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 24,382 Pravachol users. Check the latest studies of Pravachol.
What is Colestid?
Colestid has active ingredients of colestipol hydrochloride. It is often used in irritable bowel syndrome. eHealthMe is studying from 2,233 Colestid users. Check the latest studies of Colestid.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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130,425 people who take Pravachol and Colestid are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Pravachol (pravastatin sodium)
- Colestid (colestipol hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Pravachol:
- not at all: 2.37 %
- somewhat: 14.35 %
- moderate: 40.16 %
- high: 34.2 %
- very high: 8.91 %
Colestid:
- not at all: 6.31 %
- somewhat: 16.22 %
- moderate: 39.64 %
- high: 27.93 %
- very high: 9.91 %
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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 pravastatin sodium and colestipol hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Pravachol and Colestid, 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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