Prozac vs. Brintellix: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Prozac and Brintellix. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 198,911 people who take Prozac and Brintellix, and is updated regularly.
What is Prozac?
Prozac has active ingredients of fluoxetine hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 82,988 Prozac users. Check the latest studies of Prozac.
What is Brintellix?
Brintellix has active ingredients of vortioxetine hydrobromide. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 6,749 Brintellix users. Check the latest studies of Brintellix.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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198,911 people who take Prozac and Brintellix are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Brintellix (vortioxetine hydrobromide)
- Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Prozac:
- not at all: 4.66 %
- somewhat: 21.02 %
- moderate: 35.9 %
- high: 29.75 %
- very high: 8.66 %
Brintellix:
- not at all: 5.39 %
- somewhat: 22.02 %
- moderate: 35.73 %
- high: 28.09 %
- very high: 8.76 %
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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:
- Prozac (74,864 reports)
- Brintellix (6,619 reports)
Browse all side effects of Prozac:
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 Brintellix:
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 fluoxetine hydrochloride and vortioxetine hydrobromide (the active ingredients of Prozac and Brintellix, 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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