Prozac vs. Thorazine: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Prozac and Thorazine. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 191,041 people who take Prozac and Thorazine, 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 Thorazine?
Thorazine has active ingredients of chlorpromazine hydrochloride. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 3,237 Thorazine users. Check the latest studies of Thorazine.
191,041 people who take Prozac and Thorazine are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride)
- Thorazine (chlorpromazine 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: 4.69 %
- somewhat: 20.99 %
- moderate: 35.88 %
- high: 29.76 %
- very high: 8.69 %
Thorazine:
- not at all: 7.5600000000000005 %
- somewhat: 26.89 %
- moderate: 40.34 %
- high: 14.29 %
- very high: 10.92 %
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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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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 chlorpromazine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Prozac and Thorazine, 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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