Zoloft vs. Geodon: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Zoloft and Geodon. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 309,442 people who take Zoloft and Geodon, and is updated regularly.
What is Zoloft?
Zoloft has active ingredients of sertraline hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 138,801 Zoloft users. Check the latest studies of Zoloft.
What is Geodon?
Geodon has active ingredients of ziprasidone hydrochloride. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 19,505 Geodon users. Check the latest studies of Geodon.
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 >>>.
309,442 people who take Zoloft and Geodon are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride)
- Geodon (ziprasidone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Zoloft:
- not at all: 3.32 %
- somewhat: 19.7 %
- moderate: 36.37 %
- high: 30.4 %
- very high: 10.22 %
Geodon:
- not at all: 6.73 %
- somewhat: 20.08 %
- moderate: 33.29 %
- high: 26.43 %
- very high: 13.47 %
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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
- Izgi C, Erdem G, Mansuroglu D, Kurtoglu N, Kara M, Gunesdogdu F, "Severe hypokalemia probably associated with sertraline use", Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2014 Jan .
- Izgi C, Erdem G, Mansuroglu D, Kurtoglu N, Kara M, Gunesdogdu F, "Severe hypokalemia probably associated with sertraline use", Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2014 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Zoloft:
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 Geodon:
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 sertraline hydrochloride and ziprasidone hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Zoloft and Geodon, 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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