Valsartan vs. Inspra: side effect and effectiveness comparison - a phase IV clinical study
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Valsartan and Inspra. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 143,777 people who take Valsartan and Inspra, 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.
143,777 people who take Valsartan and Inspra are studied.
What is Valsartan?
Valsartan has active ingredients of valsartan. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 54,640 Valsartan users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Inspra?
Inspra has active ingredients of eplerenone. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 3,171 Inspra users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Inspra (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: 1.8399999999999999 %
- somewhat: 14.96 %
- moderate: 36.25 %
- high: 35.76 %
- very high: 11.18 %
Inspra:
- not at all: 0.99 %
- somewhat: 17.82 %
- moderate: 41.58 %
- high: 25.74 %
- very high: 13.86 %
Want to compare Valsartan with Inspra?
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Common Valsartan side effects:
- High blood pressure: 4,148 reports
- Drug ineffective: 3,888 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 3,399 reports
- Breathing difficulty: 3,348 reports
- Dizziness: 3,128 reports
- Diarrhea: 2,755 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 zCommon Inspra side effects:
- Breathing difficulty: 286 reports
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 221 reports
- Diarrhea: 183 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 181 reports
- Dizziness: 174 reports
- Weakness: 167 reports
- Hyperkalemia (damage to or disease of the kidney): 147 reports
- High blood pressure: 134 reports
Browse all side effects of Inspra:
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 Inspra, 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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