Zestoretic vs. Lovastatin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Zestoretic and Lovastatin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 59,617 people who take Zestoretic and Lovastatin, and is updated regularly.
What is Zestoretic?
Zestoretic has active ingredients of hydrochlorothiazide; lisinopril. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 4,342 Zestoretic users. Check the latest studies of Zestoretic.
What is Lovastatin?
Lovastatin has active ingredients of lovastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 33,048 Lovastatin users. Check the latest studies of Lovastatin.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
59,617 people who take Zestoretic and Lovastatin are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Zestoretic (hydrochlorothiazide; lisinopril)
- Lovastatin (lovastatin)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Zestoretic:
- not at all: 1.27 %
- somewhat: 12.09 %
- moderate: 30.36 %
- high: 40.0 %
- very high: 16.27 %
Lovastatin:
- not at all: 2.36 %
- somewhat: 12.78 %
- moderate: 36.25 %
- high: 38.75 %
- very high: 9.86 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Zestoretic (4,195 reports)
- Lovastatin (31,870 reports)
Browse all side effects of Zestoretic:
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 Lovastatin:
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 hydrochlorothiazide; lisinopril and lovastatin (the active ingredients of Zestoretic and Lovastatin, 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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