Yasmin vs. Sarafem: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Yasmin and Sarafem. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 251,269 people who take Yasmin and Sarafem, and is updated regularly.
What is Yasmin?
Yasmin has active ingredients of drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 48,855 Yasmin users. Check the latest studies of Yasmin.
What is Sarafem?
Sarafem has active ingredients of fluoxetine hydrochloride. It is often used in premenstrual dysphoric disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 372 Sarafem users. Check the latest studies of Sarafem.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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251,269 people who take Yasmin and Sarafem are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Yasmin (drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol)
- Sarafem (fluoxetine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Yasmin:
- not at all: 1.42 %
- somewhat: 6.09 %
- moderate: 12.05 %
- high: 35.34 %
- very high: 45.09 %
Sarafem:
- not at all: 3.95 %
- somewhat: 21.31 %
- moderate: 35.73 %
- high: 30.19 %
- very high: 8.82 %
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Browse all side effects of Yasmin:
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 Sarafem:
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 drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol and fluoxetine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Yasmin and Sarafem, 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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