Verelan vs. Adalat: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Verelan and Adalat. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 155,261 people who take Verelan and Adalat, and is updated regularly.
What is Verelan?
Verelan has active ingredients of verapamil hydrochloride. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 1,377 Verelan users. Check the latest studies of Verelan.
What is Adalat?
Adalat has active ingredients of nifedipine. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 20,940 Adalat users. Check the latest studies of Adalat.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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155,261 people who take Verelan and Adalat are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Adalat (nifedipine)
- Verelan (verapamil hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Verelan:
- not at all: 3.08 %
- somewhat: 18.0 %
- moderate: 33.83 %
- high: 32.58 %
- very high: 12.5 %
Adalat:
- not at all: 1.7000000000000002 %
- somewhat: 19.93 %
- moderate: 35.24 %
- high: 36.33 %
- very high: 6.8 %
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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.
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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 verapamil hydrochloride and nifedipine (the active ingredients of Verelan and Adalat, 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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