Profen vs. Tylenol w/ codeine: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Profen and Tylenol w/ codeine. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 394,647 people who take Profen and Tylenol w/ codeine, and is updated regularly.
What is Profen?
Profen has active ingredients of ibuprofen. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 245,311 Profen users. Check the latest studies of Profen.
What is Tylenol w/ codeine?
Tylenol w/ codeine has active ingredients of acetaminophen; codeine phosphate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 8,107 Tylenol w/ codeine users. Check the latest studies of Tylenol w/ codeine.
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 >>>.
394,647 people who take Profen and Tylenol w/ codeine are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Tylenol W/ Codeine (acetaminophen; codeine phosphate)
- Profen (ibuprofen)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Profen:
- not at all: 3.05 %
- somewhat: 24.27 %
- moderate: 38.31 %
- high: 26.39 %
- very high: 7.98 %
Tylenol W/ Codeine:
- not at all: 4.02 %
- somewhat: 26.39 %
- moderate: 40.91 %
- high: 22.37 %
- very high: 6.3 %
Want to compare Profen with Tylenol w/ codeine?
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Moslim MA, Sodeman TC, Nawras AT, "A Case of Suggested Ibuprofen-Induced Acute Pancreatitis", American journal of therapeutics, 2016 Nov .
- Moslim MA, Sodeman TC, Nawras AT, "A Case of Suggested Ibuprofen-Induced Acute Pancreatitis", American journal of therapeutics, 2016 Nov .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Profen (239,383 reports)
- Tylenol w/ codeine (7,307 reports)
Browse all side effects of Profen:
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 Tylenol w/ codeine:
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 ibuprofen and acetaminophen; codeine phosphate (the active ingredients of Profen and Tylenol w/ codeine, 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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