Sinemet vs. Bromocriptine mesylate: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Sinemet and Bromocriptine mesylate. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 101,829 people who take Sinemet and Bromocriptine mesylate, and is updated regularly.
What is Sinemet?
Sinemet has active ingredients of carbidopa; levodopa. It is often used in parkinson's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 29,601 Sinemet users. Check the latest studies of Sinemet.
What is Bromocriptine mesylate?
Bromocriptine mesylate has active ingredients of bromocriptine mesylate. It is often used in prolactinoma. eHealthMe is studying from 1,011 Bromocriptine mesylate users. Check the latest studies of Bromocriptine mesylate.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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101,829 people who take Sinemet and Bromocriptine mesylate are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Sinemet (carbidopa; levodopa)
- Bromocriptine Mesylate (bromocriptine mesylate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Sinemet:
- not at all: 4.05 %
- somewhat: 21.99 %
- moderate: 35.23 %
- high: 28.79 %
- very high: 9.94 %
Bromocriptine Mesylate:
- not at all: 4.05 %
- somewhat: 9.46 %
- moderate: 29.73 %
- high: 32.43 %
- very high: 24.32 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Sinemet (28,358 reports)
- Bromocriptine mesylate (918 reports)
Browse all side effects of Sinemet:
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 Bromocriptine mesylate:
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 carbidopa; levodopa and bromocriptine mesylate (the active ingredients of Sinemet and Bromocriptine mesylate, 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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