Primatene mist vs. Prednisone: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Primatene mist and Prednisone. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 692,314 people who take Primatene mist and Prednisone, and is updated regularly.
What is Primatene mist?
Primatene mist has active ingredients of epinephrine. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 696 Primatene mist users. Check the latest studies of Primatene mist.
What is Prednisone?
Prednisone has active ingredients of prednisone. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 636,827 Prednisone users. Check the latest studies of Prednisone.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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692,314 people who take Primatene mist and Prednisone are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Primatene Mist (epinephrine)
- Prednisone (prednisone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Primatene Mist:
- not at all: 2.8200000000000003 %
- somewhat: 16.9 %
- moderate: 19.72 %
- high: 29.58 %
- very high: 30.99 %
Prednisone:
- not at all: 4.33 %
- somewhat: 20.93 %
- moderate: 31.24 %
- high: 29.69 %
- very high: 13.81 %
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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:
- Primatene mist (645 reports)
- Prednisone (628,972 reports)
Browse all side effects of Primatene mist:
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 Prednisone:
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 epinephrine and prednisone (the active ingredients of Primatene mist and Prednisone, 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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