Prednisolone vs. Savella: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Prednisolone and Savella. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 222,969 people who take Prednisolone and Savella, and is updated regularly.
What is Prednisolone?
Prednisolone has active ingredients of prednisolone. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 212,675 Prednisolone users. Check the latest studies of Prednisolone.
What is Savella?
Savella has active ingredients of milnacipran hydrochloride. It is often used in fibromyalgia. eHealthMe is studying from 7,529 Savella users. Check the latest studies of Savella.
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 >>>.
222,969 people who take Prednisolone and Savella are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Savella (milnacipran hydrochloride)
- Prednisolone (prednisolone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Prednisolone:
- not at all: 4.58 %
- somewhat: 18.69 %
- moderate: 30.57 %
- high: 35.64 %
- very high: 10.52 %
Savella:
- not at all: 8.66 %
- somewhat: 30.57 %
- moderate: 38.16 %
- high: 15.19 %
- very high: 7.42 %
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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.
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Prednisolone (211,433 reports)
- Savella (6,561 reports)
Browse all side effects of Prednisolone:
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 Savella:
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 prednisolone and milnacipran hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Prednisolone and Savella, 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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