Sectral vs. Guanfacine hydrochloride: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Sectral and Guanfacine hydrochloride. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 19,527 people who take Sectral and Guanfacine hydrochloride, and is updated regularly.
What is Sectral?
Sectral has active ingredients of acebutolol hydrochloride. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 3,548 Sectral users. Check the latest studies of Sectral.
What is Guanfacine hydrochloride?
Guanfacine hydrochloride has active ingredients of guanfacine hydrochloride. It is often used in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 1,216 Guanfacine hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Guanfacine hydrochloride.
19,527 people who take Sectral and Guanfacine hydrochloride are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Sectral (acebutolol hydrochloride)
- Guanfacine Hydrochloride (guanfacine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Sectral:
- not at all: 1.4100000000000001 %
- somewhat: 16.9 %
- moderate: 33.8 %
- high: 32.39 %
- very high: 15.49 %
Guanfacine Hydrochloride:
- not at all: 7.18 %
- somewhat: 31.36 %
- moderate: 39.0 %
- high: 17.16 %
- very high: 5.3 %
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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:
- Sectral (3,509 reports)
- Guanfacine hydrochloride (861 reports)
Browse all side effects of Sectral:
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 Guanfacine hydrochloride:
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 acebutolol hydrochloride and guanfacine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Sectral and Guanfacine hydrochloride, 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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