Zonisamide vs. Prozac: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Zonisamide and Prozac. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 195,783 people who take Zonisamide and Prozac, and is updated regularly.
What is Zonisamide?
Zonisamide has active ingredients of zonisamide. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 11,445 Zonisamide users. Check the latest studies of Zonisamide.
What is Prozac?
Prozac has active ingredients of fluoxetine hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 82,988 Prozac users. Check the latest studies of Prozac.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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195,783 people who take Zonisamide and Prozac are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Zonisamide (zonisamide)
- Prozac (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:
Zonisamide:
- not at all: 4.69 %
- somewhat: 20.98 %
- moderate: 33.04 %
- high: 24.33 %
- very high: 16.96 %
Prozac:
- not at all: 4.66 %
- somewhat: 20.99 %
- moderate: 35.94 %
- high: 29.73 %
- very high: 8.68 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Zonisamide (11,048 reports)
- Prozac (74,864 reports)
Browse all side effects of Zonisamide:
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 Prozac:
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 zonisamide and fluoxetine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Zonisamide and Prozac, 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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