Verelan vs. Vytorin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Verelan and Vytorin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 88,210 people who take Verelan and Vytorin, 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 Vytorin?
Vytorin has active ingredients of ezetimibe; simvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 20,084 Vytorin users. Check the latest studies of Vytorin.
88,210 people who take Verelan and Vytorin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Vytorin (ezetimibe; simvastatin)
- 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: 3.09 %
- somewhat: 18.14 %
- moderate: 33.7 %
- high: 32.53 %
- very high: 12.54 %
Vytorin:
- not at all: 0.66 %
- somewhat: 7.68 %
- moderate: 26.54 %
- high: 48.9 %
- very high: 16.23 %
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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 ezetimibe; simvastatin (the active ingredients of Verelan and Vytorin, 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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