Welchol vs. Duspatalin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Welchol and Duspatalin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 17,729 people who take Welchol and Duspatalin, and is updated regularly.
What is Welchol?
Welchol has active ingredients of colesevelam hydrochloride. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 11,309 Welchol users. Check the latest studies of Welchol.
What is Duspatalin?
Duspatalin has active ingredients of mebeverine hydrochloride. It is often used in irritable bowel syndrome. eHealthMe is studying from 363 Duspatalin users. Check the latest studies of Duspatalin.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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17,729 people who take Welchol and Duspatalin are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Welchol (colesevelam hydrochloride)
- Duspatalin (mebeverine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Welchol:
- not at all: 3.27 %
- somewhat: 30.2 %
- moderate: 34.29 %
- high: 19.59 %
- very high: 12.65 %
Duspatalin:
- not at all: 8.45 %
- somewhat: 26.76 %
- moderate: 35.92 %
- high: 20.42 %
- very high: 8.45 %
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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:
- Welchol (10,886 reports)
- Duspatalin (333 reports)
Browse all side effects of Welchol:
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 Duspatalin:
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 colesevelam hydrochloride and mebeverine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Welchol and Duspatalin, 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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