Wegovy vs. Omega 3: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Wegovy and Omega 3. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 167,837 people who take Wegovy and Omega 3, and is updated regularly.
What is Wegovy?
Wegovy has active ingredients of semaglutide. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 4,886 Wegovy users. Check the latest studies of Wegovy.
What is Omega 3?
Omega 3 has active ingredients of fish oil. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 8,760 Omega 3 users. Check the latest studies of Omega 3.
167,837 people who take Wegovy and Omega 3 are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Omega 3 (fish oil)
- Wegovy (semaglutide)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Wegovy:
- not at all: 2.43 %
- somewhat: 16.84 %
- moderate: 28.6 %
- high: 33.47 %
- very high: 18.66 %
Omega 3:
- not at all: 4.09 %
- somewhat: 27.21 %
- moderate: 39.71 %
- high: 22.56 %
- very high: 6.44 %
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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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Browse all side effects of Wegovy:
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 Omega 3:
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 semaglutide and fish oil (the active ingredients of Wegovy and Omega 3, 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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