Rasilez vs. Gemfibrozil: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Rasilez and Gemfibrozil. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 45,292 people who take Rasilez and Gemfibrozil, and is updated regularly.
What is Rasilez?
Rasilez has active ingredients of aliskiren hemifumarate. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 6,001 Rasilez users. Check the latest studies of Rasilez.
What is Gemfibrozil?
Gemfibrozil has active ingredients of gemfibrozil. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 18,213 Gemfibrozil users. Check the latest studies of Gemfibrozil.
45,292 people who take Rasilez and Gemfibrozil are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Rasilez (aliskiren hemifumarate)
- Gemfibrozil (gemfibrozil)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Rasilez:
- not at all: 10.61 %
- somewhat: 19.7 %
- moderate: 40.15 %
- high: 22.73 %
- very high: 6.82 %
Gemfibrozil:
- not at all: 0.86 %
- somewhat: 18.73 %
- moderate: 40.63 %
- high: 30.26 %
- very high: 9.51 %
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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:
- Rasilez (5,976 reports)
- Gemfibrozil (17,766 reports)
Browse all side effects of Rasilez:
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 Gemfibrozil:
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 aliskiren hemifumarate and gemfibrozil (the active ingredients of Rasilez and Gemfibrozil, 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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