Proventil vs. Duoneb: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Proventil and Duoneb. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 267,744 people who take Proventil and Duoneb, and is updated regularly.
What is Proventil?
Proventil has active ingredients of albuterol. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 16,110 Proventil users. Check the latest studies of Proventil.
What is Duoneb?
Duoneb has active ingredients of albuterol sulfate; ipratropium bromide. It is often used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. eHealthMe is studying from 8,093 Duoneb users. Check the latest studies of Duoneb.
267,744 people who take Proventil and Duoneb are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Proventil (albuterol)
- Duoneb (albuterol sulfate; ipratropium bromide)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Proventil:
- not at all: 1.94 %
- somewhat: 14.93 %
- moderate: 31.3 %
- high: 34.76 %
- very high: 17.06 %
Duoneb:
- not at all: 1.12 %
- somewhat: 15.67 %
- moderate: 38.43 %
- high: 28.36 %
- very high: 16.42 %
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Browse all side effects of Proventil:
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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 albuterol and albuterol sulfate; ipratropium bromide (the active ingredients of Proventil and Duoneb, 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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