Soma vs. Metaxalone: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Soma and Metaxalone. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 33,951 people who take Soma and Metaxalone, and is updated regularly.
What is Soma?
Soma has active ingredients of carisoprodol. It is often used in muscle spasms. eHealthMe is studying from 17,137 Soma users. Check the latest studies of Soma.
What is Metaxalone?
Metaxalone has active ingredients of metaxalone. It is often used in back pain. eHealthMe is studying from 4,452 Metaxalone users. Check the latest studies of Metaxalone.
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 >>>.
33,951 people who take Soma and Metaxalone are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Soma (carisoprodol)
- Metaxalone (metaxalone)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Soma:
- not at all: 1.3 %
- somewhat: 20.97 %
- moderate: 38.96 %
- high: 25.63 %
- very high: 13.14 %
Metaxalone:
- not at all: 4.0 %
- somewhat: 35.76 %
- moderate: 36.24 %
- high: 18.59 %
- very high: 5.41 %
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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:
- Soma (15,637 reports)
- Metaxalone (4,279 reports)
Browse all side effects of Soma:
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 Metaxalone:
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 carisoprodol and metaxalone (the active ingredients of Soma and Metaxalone, 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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