Reglan vs. Colace: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Reglan and Colace. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 192,121 people who take Reglan and Colace, and is updated regularly.
What is Reglan?
Reglan has active ingredients of metoclopramide hydrochloride. It is often used in gastroparesis. eHealthMe is studying from 29,455 Reglan users. Check the latest studies of Reglan.
What is Colace?
Colace has active ingredients of docusate . It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 41,841 Colace users. Check the latest studies of Colace.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
192,121 people who take Reglan and Colace are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Reglan (metoclopramide hydrochloride)
- Colace (docusate )
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Reglan:
- not at all: 5.45 %
- somewhat: 34.38 %
- moderate: 32.89 %
- high: 20.83 %
- very high: 6.45 %
Colace:
- not at all: 3.16 %
- somewhat: 21.27 %
- moderate: 42.0 %
- high: 23.9 %
- very high: 9.67 %
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Browse all side effects of Reglan:
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 Colace:
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 metoclopramide hydrochloride and docusate (the active ingredients of Reglan and Colace, 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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