Talwin vs. Etodolac: side effect and effectiveness comparison - a phase IV clinical study
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Talwin and Etodolac. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 14,354 people who take Talwin and Etodolac, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
14,354 people who take Talwin and Etodolac are studied.
What is Talwin?
Talwin has active ingredients of pentazocine lactate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 886 Talwin users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Etodolac?
Etodolac has active ingredients of etodolac. It is often used in arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 8,721 Etodolac users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Talwin (pentazocine lactate)
- Etodolac (etodolac)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Talwin:
- not at all: 9.09 %
- somewhat: 0 %
- moderate: 45.45 %
- high: 27.27 %
- very high: 18.18 %
Etodolac:
- not at all: 6.09 %
- somewhat: 30.14 %
- moderate: 40.58 %
- high: 16.52 %
- very high: 6.67 %
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You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Liao KF, Cheng KC, Lin CL, Lai SW, "Etodolac and the risk of acute pancreatitis", BioMedicine, 2017 Jan .
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Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
Common Etodolac side effects:
- Pain: 519 reports
- Drug ineffective: 445 reports
- Joint pain: 435 reports
- Diarrhea: 422 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 398 reports
- Rashes (redness): 386 reports
- Weakness: 376 reports
Browse all side effects of Etodolac:
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 pentazocine lactate and etodolac (the active ingredients of Talwin and Etodolac, 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 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 600+ 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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