Valproic acid vs. Fish oil: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Valproic acid and Fish oil. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 177,529 people who take Valproic acid and Fish oil, and is updated regularly.
What is Valproic acid?
Valproic acid has active ingredients of valproic acid. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 36,193 Valproic acid users. Check the latest studies of Valproic acid.
What is Fish oil?
Fish oil has active ingredients of fish oil. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 112,933 Fish oil users. Check the latest studies of Fish oil.
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 >>>.
177,529 people who take Valproic acid and Fish oil are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Valproic Acid (valproic acid)
- Fish Oil (fish oil)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Valproic Acid:
- not at all: 5.57 %
- somewhat: 21.97 %
- moderate: 28.85 %
- high: 26.56 %
- very high: 17.05 %
Fish Oil:
- not at all: 3.37 %
- somewhat: 27.4 %
- moderate: 39.04 %
- high: 23.6 %
- very high: 6.59 %
Want to compare Valproic acid with Fish oil?
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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
- Gupta E, Kunjal R, Cury JD, "Severe hyponatremia due to valproic acid toxicity", Journal of clinical medicine research, 2015 Jan .
- Hwabejire JO, Lu J, Liu B, Li Y, Halaweish I, Alam HB, "Valproic acid for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock: a dose-optimization study", journal of surgical research, 2014 Jan .
- Gupta E, Kunjal R, Cury JD, "Severe hyponatremia due to valproic acid toxicity", Journal of clinical medicine research, 2015 Jan .
- Hwabejire JO, Lu J, Liu B, Li Y, Halaweish I, Alam HB, "Valproic acid for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock: a dose-optimization study", journal of surgical research, 2014 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Valproic acid (35,839 reports)
- Fish oil (109,888 reports)
Browse all side effects of Valproic acid:
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 Fish oil:
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 valproic acid and fish oil (the active ingredients of Valproic acid and Fish oil, 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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