Vitamins vs. Androgel: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Vitamins and Androgel. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 322,391 people who take Vitamins and Androgel, and is updated regularly.
What is Vitamins?
Vitamins has active ingredients of ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e. It is often used in vitamin supplementation. eHealthMe is studying from 122,458 Vitamins users. Check the latest studies of Vitamins.
What is Androgel?
Androgel has active ingredients of testosterone. It is often used in testosterone. eHealthMe is studying from 25,763 Androgel users. Check the latest studies of Androgel.
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 >>>.
322,391 people who take Vitamins and Androgel are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Androgel (testosterone)
- Vitamins (ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Vitamins:
- not at all: 2.96 %
- somewhat: 19.69 %
- moderate: 39.49 %
- high: 28.79 %
- very high: 9.07 %
Androgel:
- not at all: 5.35 %
- somewhat: 19.0 %
- moderate: 30.44 %
- high: 31.64 %
- very high: 13.56 %
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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 zBrowse all side effects of Androgel:
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 ascorbic acid; biotin; cyanocobalamin; dexpanthenol; ergocalciferol; folic acid; niacinamide; pyridoxine hydrochloride; riboflavin phosphate sodium; thiamine hydrochloride; vitamin a; vitamin e and testosterone (the active ingredients of Vitamins and Androgel, 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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