Vascepa vs. Fluvastatin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Vascepa and Fluvastatin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 12,126 people who take Vascepa and Fluvastatin, and is updated regularly.
What is Vascepa?
Vascepa has active ingredients of icosapent ethyl. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 5,894 Vascepa users. Check the latest studies of Vascepa.
What is Fluvastatin?
Fluvastatin has active ingredients of fluvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 3,999 Fluvastatin users. Check the latest studies of Fluvastatin.
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 >>>.
12,126 people who take Vascepa and Fluvastatin are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Fluvastatin (fluvastatin)
- Vascepa (icosapent ethyl)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Vascepa:
- not at all: 3.23 %
- somewhat: 16.13 %
- moderate: 43.55 %
- high: 27.42 %
- very high: 9.68 %
Fluvastatin:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 5.88 %
- moderate: 41.18 %
- high: 41.18 %
- very high: 11.76 %
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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
- Liao KF, Huang PT, Lin CC, Lin CL, Lai SW, "Fluvastatin use and risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case-control study in Taiwan", Biomedicine, 2017 Jan .
- Liao, K. F., Huang, P. T., Lin, C. C., Lin, C. L., & Lai, S. W., "Fluvastatin use and risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case-control study in Taiwan", Biomedicine, 2014 Jan .
- Liao KF, Huang PT, Lin CC, Lin CL, Lai SW, "Fluvastatin use and risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case-control study in Taiwan", Biomedicine, 2017 Jan .
- Liao, K. F., Huang, P. T., Lin, C. C., Lin, C. L., & Lai, S. W., "Fluvastatin use and risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case-control study in Taiwan", Biomedicine, 2014 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Vascepa (5,777 reports)
- Fluvastatin (3,961 reports)
Browse all side effects of Vascepa:
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 Fluvastatin:
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 icosapent ethyl and fluvastatin (the active ingredients of Vascepa and Fluvastatin, 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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