Telmisartan vs. Niaspan: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Telmisartan and Niaspan. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 92,355 people who take Telmisartan and Niaspan, and is updated regularly.
What is Telmisartan?
Telmisartan has active ingredients of telmisartan. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 9,163 Telmisartan users. Check the latest studies of Telmisartan.
What is Niaspan?
Niaspan has active ingredients of niacin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 45,453 Niaspan users. Check the latest studies of Niaspan.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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92,355 people who take Telmisartan and Niaspan are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Telmisartan (telmisartan)
- Niaspan (niacin)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Telmisartan:
- not at all: 1.58 %
- somewhat: 11.75 %
- moderate: 37.06 %
- high: 39.32 %
- very high: 10.28 %
Niaspan:
- not at all: 4.15 %
- somewhat: 23.78 %
- moderate: 36.34 %
- high: 25.03 %
- very high: 10.7 %
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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
- Kato Y, Mukai Y, Rane A, Inotsume N, Toda T, "The inhibitory effect of telmisartan on the metabolism of arachidonic acid by CYP2C9 and CYP2C8: an in vitro study", Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2017 Sep .
- Loebl T, Raskin S, "A novel case report: acute manic psychotic episode after treatment with niacin", The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2013 Jan .
- Kim HK, Youm JB, Lee SR, Lim SE, Lee SY, Ko TH, Nilius B, Noh JH, Ko KS, Rhee BD, Kim N, "The angiotensin receptor blocker and PPAR-γ agonist, telmisartan, delays inactivation of voltage-gated sodium channel in rat heart: novel mechanism of drug action", Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 2012 Dec .
- Kato Y, Mukai Y, Rane A, Inotsume N, Toda T, "The inhibitory effect of telmisartan on the metabolism of arachidonic acid by CYP2C9 and CYP2C8: an in vitro study", Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2017 Sep .
- Loebl T, Raskin S, "A novel case report: acute manic psychotic episode after treatment with niacin", The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2013 Jan .
- Kim HK, Youm JB, Lee SR, Lim SE, Lee SY, Ko TH, Nilius B, Noh JH, Ko KS, Rhee BD, Kim N, "The angiotensin receptor blocker and PPAR-γ agonist, telmisartan, delays inactivation of voltage-gated sodium channel in rat heart: novel mechanism of drug action", Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 2012 Dec .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Telmisartan (8,644 reports)
- Niaspan (44,511 reports)
Browse all side effects of Telmisartan:
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 Niaspan:
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 telmisartan and niacin (the active ingredients of Telmisartan and Niaspan, 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.
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