Selenium vs. Krill oil: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Selenium and Krill oil. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 11,389 people who take Selenium and Krill oil, and is updated regularly.
What is Selenium?
Selenium has active ingredients of selenium. It is often used in vitamin supplementation. eHealthMe is studying from 5,314 Selenium users. Check the latest studies of Selenium.
What is Krill oil?
Krill oil has active ingredients of krill oil. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 5,042 Krill oil users. Check the latest studies of Krill oil.
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 >>>.
11,389 people who take Selenium and Krill oil are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Krill Oil (krill oil)
- Selenium (selenium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Selenium:
- not at all: 1.46 %
- somewhat: 37.96 %
- moderate: 26.28 %
- high: 27.01 %
- very high: 7.3 %
Krill Oil:
- not at all: 3.04 %
- somewhat: 27.39 %
- moderate: 39.13 %
- high: 22.61 %
- very high: 7.83 %
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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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Browse all side effects of Selenium:
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 Krill oil:
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 selenium and krill oil (the active ingredients of Selenium and Krill oil, 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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