Sumatriptan vs. Advil: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Sumatriptan and Advil. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 390,990 people who take Sumatriptan and Advil, and is updated regularly.
What is Sumatriptan?
Sumatriptan has active ingredients of sumatriptan succinate. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 18,159 Sumatriptan users. Check the latest studies of Sumatriptan.
What is Advil?
Advil has active ingredients of ibuprofen. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 62,534 Advil users. Check the latest studies of Advil.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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390,990 people who take Sumatriptan and Advil are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Advil (ibuprofen)
- Sumatriptan (sumatriptan succinate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Sumatriptan:
- not at all: 1.74 %
- somewhat: 12.38 %
- moderate: 22.95 %
- high: 35.4 %
- very high: 27.54 %
Advil:
- not at all: 2.83 %
- somewhat: 24.67 %
- moderate: 38.31 %
- high: 26.31 %
- very high: 7.89 %
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Moslim MA, Sodeman TC, Nawras AT, "A Case of Suggested Ibuprofen-Induced Acute Pancreatitis", American journal of therapeutics, 2016 Nov .
- Moslim MA, Sodeman TC, Nawras AT, "A Case of Suggested Ibuprofen-Induced Acute Pancreatitis", American journal of therapeutics, 2016 Nov .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Sumatriptan (17,180 reports)
- Advil (60,397 reports)
Browse all side effects of Sumatriptan:
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 Advil:
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 sumatriptan succinate and ibuprofen (the active ingredients of Sumatriptan and Advil, 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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