Delsym vs. Tussigon: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Delsym and Tussigon. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 65,129 people who take Delsym and Tussigon, and is updated regularly.
What is Delsym?
Delsym has active ingredients of dextromethorphan polistirex. It is often used in cough. eHealthMe is studying from 5,033 Delsym users. Check the latest studies of Delsym.
What is Tussigon?
Tussigon has active ingredients of homatropine methylbromide; hydrocodone bitartrate. It is often used in cough. eHealthMe is studying from 38 Tussigon users. Check the latest studies of Tussigon.
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 >>>.
65,129 people who take Delsym and Tussigon are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Tussigon (homatropine methylbromide; hydrocodone bitartrate)
- Delsym (dextromethorphan polistirex)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Delsym:
- not at all: 4.85 %
- somewhat: 40.61 %
- moderate: 28.48 %
- high: 19.39 %
- very high: 6.67 %
Tussigon:
- not at all: 1.78 %
- somewhat: 18.93 %
- moderate: 40.24 %
- high: 30.18 %
- very high: 8.88 %
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Browse all side effects of Delsym:
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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 dextromethorphan polistirex and homatropine methylbromide; hydrocodone bitartrate (the active ingredients of Delsym and Tussigon, 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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