Protelos vs. Reclast: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Protelos and Reclast. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 116,585 people who take Protelos and Reclast, and is updated regularly.
What is Protelos?
Protelos has active ingredients of strontium ranelate. It is often used in osteoporosis. eHealthMe is studying from 302 Protelos users. Check the latest studies of Protelos.
What is Reclast?
Reclast has active ingredients of zoledronic acid. It is often used in osteoporosis. eHealthMe is studying from 15,774 Reclast users. Check the latest studies of Reclast.
116,585 people who take Protelos and Reclast are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Reclast (zoledronic acid)
- Protelos (strontium ranelate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Protelos:
- not at all: 4.76 %
- somewhat: 19.05 %
- moderate: 47.62 %
- high: 28.57 %
- very high: 0 %
Reclast:
- not at all: 10.86 %
- somewhat: 23.53 %
- moderate: 36.2 %
- high: 19.46 %
- very high: 9.95 %
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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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Browse all side effects of Protelos:
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 Reclast:
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 strontium ranelate and zoledronic acid (the active ingredients of Protelos and Reclast, 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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