Weed vs. Ambien: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Weed and Ambien. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 204,926 people who take Weed and Ambien, 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 Ambien?
Ambien has active ingredients of zolpidem tartrate. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 93,519 Ambien users. Check the latest studies of Ambien.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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204,926 people who take Weed and Ambien are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Ambien (zolpidem tartrate)
- 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: 2.92 %
- somewhat: 10.81 %
- moderate: 26.88 %
- high: 36.82 %
- very high: 22.57 %
Ambien:
- not at all: 2.06 %
- somewhat: 16.22 %
- moderate: 32.53 %
- high: 33.58 %
- very high: 15.61 %
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Hsu FG, Sheu MJ, Lin CL, Hsieh YW, Lai SW, "Use of Zolpidem and Risk of Acute Pyelonephritis in Women: A Population‐Based Case‐Control Study in Taiwan", The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2017 Mar .
- Lin SC, Su YC, Huang YS, Lee CC, "Zolpidem increased cancer risk in patients with sleep disorder: A 3-year follow-up study", Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Mar .
- Sun Y, Lin CC, Lu CJ, Hsu CY, Kao CH, "Association between zolpidem and suicide: a nationwide population-based case-control study", InMayo Clinic Proceedings, 2016 Mar .
- Liao KF, Lin CL, Lai SW, Chen WC, "Zolpidem use associated with increased risk of pyogenic liver abscess: a case-control study in Taiwan", Medicine, 2015 Jan .
- Hsu FG, Sheu MJ, Lin CL, Hsieh YW, Lai SW, "Use of Zolpidem and Risk of Acute Pyelonephritis in Women: A Population‐Based Case‐Control Study in Taiwan", The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2017 Mar .
- Lin SC, Su YC, Huang YS, Lee CC, "Zolpidem increased cancer risk in patients with sleep disorder: A 3-year follow-up study", Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Mar .
- Sun Y, Lin CC, Lu CJ, Hsu CY, Kao CH, "Association between zolpidem and suicide: a nationwide population-based case-control study", InMayo Clinic Proceedings, 2016 Mar .
- Liao KF, Lin CL, Lai SW, Chen WC, "Zolpidem use associated with increased risk of pyogenic liver abscess: a case-control study in Taiwan", Medicine, 2015 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Weed:
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 Ambien:
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 zolpidem tartrate (the active ingredients of Weed and Ambien, 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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