Relafen vs. Daypro: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Relafen and Daypro. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 19,901 people who take Relafen and Daypro, and is updated regularly.
What is Relafen?
Relafen has active ingredients of nabumetone. It is often used in arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 6,243 Relafen users. Check the latest studies of Relafen.
What is Daypro?
Daypro has active ingredients of oxaprozin. It is often used in osteoarthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 2,883 Daypro users. Check the latest studies of Daypro.
19,901 people who take Relafen and Daypro are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Relafen (nabumetone)
- Daypro (oxaprozin)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Relafen:
- not at all: 5.38 %
- somewhat: 32.58 %
- moderate: 34.28 %
- high: 22.1 %
- very high: 5.67 %
Daypro:
- not at all: 7.69 %
- somewhat: 30.77 %
- moderate: 50.0 %
- high: 9.62 %
- very high: 1.92 %
Want to compare Relafen with Daypro?
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Hung SC, Liao KF, Hung HC, Lin CL, Lai SW, Lin CH, "Nabumetone use and risk of acute pancreatitis in a case-control study", Pancreatology, 2016 Jun .
- Hung SC, Liao KF, Hung HC, Lin CL, Lai SW, Lin CH, "Nabumetone use and risk of acute pancreatitis in a case-control study", Pancreatology, 2016 Jun .
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Browse all side effects of Relafen:
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 Daypro:
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 nabumetone and oxaprozin (the active ingredients of Relafen and Daypro, 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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