Valsartan vs. Eplerenone: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Valsartan and Eplerenone. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 156,860 people who take Valsartan and Eplerenone, and is updated regularly.
What is Valsartan?
Valsartan has active ingredients of valsartan. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 63,805 Valsartan users. Check the latest studies of Valsartan.
What is Eplerenone?
Eplerenone has active ingredients of eplerenone. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 9,979 Eplerenone users. Check the latest studies of Eplerenone.
156,860 people who take Valsartan and Eplerenone are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Eplerenone (eplerenone)
- Valsartan (valsartan)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Valsartan:
- not at all: 1.8900000000000001 %
- somewhat: 14.28 %
- moderate: 36.66 %
- high: 36.0 %
- very high: 11.17 %
Eplerenone:
- not at all: 1.69 %
- somewhat: 19.49 %
- moderate: 44.07 %
- high: 24.58 %
- very high: 10.17 %
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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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Valsartan (62,769 reports)
- Eplerenone (9,848 reports)
Browse all side effects of Valsartan:
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 Eplerenone:
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 valsartan and eplerenone (the active ingredients of Valsartan and Eplerenone, 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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