Ziac vs. Lipitor: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Ziac and Lipitor. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 587,948 people who take Ziac and Lipitor, and is updated regularly.
What is Ziac?
Ziac has active ingredients of bisoprolol fumarate; hydrochlorothiazide. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 4,451 Ziac users. Check the latest studies of Ziac.
What is Lipitor?
Lipitor has active ingredients of atorvastatin calcium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 259,047 Lipitor users. Check the latest studies of Lipitor.
587,948 people who take Ziac and Lipitor are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium)
- Ziac (bisoprolol fumarate; hydrochlorothiazide)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Ziac:
- not at all: 1.06 %
- somewhat: 14.84 %
- moderate: 32.16 %
- high: 38.52 %
- very high: 13.43 %
Lipitor:
- not at all: 1.4 %
- somewhat: 10.41 %
- moderate: 30.74 %
- high: 41.76 %
- very high: 15.68 %
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Proti? D, Balti? S, Stupar N, Pavlov-Dolijanovi? S, Mugo?a S, Todorovi? Z, "A case of myositis with immunological background associated with statin use", Open Medicine, 2014 Oct .
- Goldie MP, "Atorvastatin: a new treatment for periodontal disease?", , 2012 Jan .
- Proti? D, Balti? S, Stupar N, Pavlov-Dolijanovi? S, Mugo?a S, Todorovi? Z, "A case of myositis with immunological background associated with statin use", Open Medicine, 2014 Oct .
- Goldie MP, "Atorvastatin: a new treatment for periodontal disease?", , 2012 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Ziac:
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 Lipitor:
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 bisoprolol fumarate; hydrochlorothiazide and atorvastatin calcium (the active ingredients of Ziac and Lipitor, 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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