Weed vs. Advil pm: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Weed and Advil pm. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 24,553 people who take Weed and Advil pm, and is updated regularly.
What is Weed?
Weed has active ingredients of marijuana. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 240 Weed users. Check the latest studies of Weed.
What is Advil pm?
Advil pm has active ingredients of diphenhydramine hydrochloride; ibuprofen. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 1,445 Advil pm users. Check the latest studies of Advil pm.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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24,553 people who take Weed and Advil pm are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Advil Pm (diphenhydramine hydrochloride; ibuprofen)
- Weed (marijuana)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Weed:
- not at all: 2.89 %
- somewhat: 10.77 %
- moderate: 26.9 %
- high: 36.8 %
- very high: 22.63 %
Advil Pm:
- not at all: 4.0 %
- somewhat: 19.33 %
- moderate: 54.0 %
- high: 15.33 %
- very high: 7.33 %
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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 marijuana and diphenhydramine hydrochloride; ibuprofen (the active ingredients of Weed and Advil pm, 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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