Sucralfate vs. Aciphex: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Sucralfate and Aciphex. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 86,891 people who take Sucralfate and Aciphex, and is updated regularly.
What is Sucralfate?
Sucralfate has active ingredients of sucralfate. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 17,548 Sucralfate users. Check the latest studies of Sucralfate.
What is Aciphex?
Aciphex has active ingredients of rabeprazole sodium. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 25,301 Aciphex users. Check the latest studies of Aciphex.
86,891 people who take Sucralfate and Aciphex are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Sucralfate (sucralfate)
- Aciphex (rabeprazole sodium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Sucralfate:
- not at all: 7.23 %
- somewhat: 29.68 %
- moderate: 31.92 %
- high: 23.69 %
- very high: 7.48 %
Aciphex:
- not at all: 0.93 %
- somewhat: 9.44 %
- moderate: 26.86 %
- high: 41.36 %
- very high: 21.41 %
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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:
- Sucralfate (17,189 reports)
- Aciphex (24,599 reports)
Browse all side effects of Sucralfate:
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 Aciphex:
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 sucralfate and rabeprazole sodium (the active ingredients of Sucralfate and Aciphex, 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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