Valsartan vs. Zoloft: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Valsartan and Zoloft. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 427,386 people who take Valsartan and Zoloft, 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 Zoloft?
Zoloft has active ingredients of sertraline hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 138,798 Zoloft users. Check the latest studies of Zoloft.
427,386 people who take Valsartan and Zoloft are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride)
- 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: 1.87 %
- somewhat: 14.31 %
- moderate: 36.75 %
- high: 35.77 %
- very high: 11.3 %
Zoloft:
- not at all: 3.34 %
- somewhat: 19.76 %
- moderate: 36.35 %
- high: 30.35 %
- very high: 10.2 %
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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
- Izgi C, Erdem G, Mansuroglu D, Kurtoglu N, Kara M, Gunesdogdu F, "Severe hypokalemia probably associated with sertraline use", Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2014 Jan .
- Izgi C, Erdem G, Mansuroglu D, Kurtoglu N, Kara M, Gunesdogdu F, "Severe hypokalemia probably associated with sertraline use", Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2014 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Valsartan:
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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 valsartan and sertraline hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Valsartan and Zoloft, 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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