Zantac vs. Prevacid: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Zantac and Prevacid. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 732,937 people who take Zantac and Prevacid, and is updated regularly.
What is Zantac?
Zantac has active ingredients of ranitidine hydrochloride. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 434,161 Zantac users. Check the latest studies of Zantac.
What is Prevacid?
Prevacid has active ingredients of lansoprazole. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 130,714 Prevacid users. Check the latest studies of Prevacid.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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732,937 people who take Zantac and Prevacid are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Prevacid (lansoprazole)
- Zantac (ranitidine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Zantac:
- not at all: 2.4 %
- somewhat: 23.53 %
- moderate: 38.86 %
- high: 27.25 %
- very high: 7.96 %
Prevacid:
- not at all: 2.56 %
- somewhat: 13.9 %
- moderate: 28.33 %
- high: 37.07 %
- very high: 18.15 %
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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 ranitidine hydrochloride and lansoprazole (the active ingredients of Zantac and Prevacid, 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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