Vitamin b1 vs. Aricept: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Vitamin b1 and Aricept. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 53,211 people who take Vitamin b1 and Aricept, and is updated regularly.
What is Vitamin b1?
Vitamin b1 has active ingredients of thiamine. It is often used in fatigue. eHealthMe is studying from 4,661 Vitamin b1 users. Check the latest studies of Vitamin b1.
What is Aricept?
Aricept has active ingredients of donepezil hydrochloride. It is often used in alzheimer's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 24,756 Aricept users. Check the latest studies of Aricept.
53,211 people who take Vitamin b1 and Aricept are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride)
- Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Vitamin B1:
- not at all: 6.15 %
- somewhat: 30.17 %
- moderate: 33.52 %
- high: 24.58 %
- very high: 5.59 %
Aricept:
- not at all: 16.25 %
- somewhat: 41.02 %
- moderate: 31.11 %
- high: 8.98 %
- very high: 2.63 %
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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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Vitamin b1 (4,325 reports)
- Aricept (23,736 reports)
Browse all side effects of Vitamin b1:
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 Aricept:
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 thiamine and donepezil hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Vitamin b1 and Aricept, 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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