Apidra and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Death is reported as a side effect among people who take Apidra (insulin glulisine recombinant), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Lantus, and have Type 2 diabetes.
The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 10,479 people who have side effects when taking Apidra from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Apidra?
Apidra has active ingredients of insulin glulisine recombinant. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 10,548 Apidra users. Check the latest studies of Apidra.
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10,479 people reported to have side effects when taking Apidra.
Among them, 240 people (2.29%) died.

Among these 240 people:
How long have people been on Apidra when they died? *
What is the gender of people who died when taking Apidra? *
What is the age of people who died when taking Apidra? *
What are other drugs people take besides Apidra? *
What are other side effects people have before they died? *
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Apidra:
- Apidra (10,548 reports)
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of insulin glulisine recombinant:
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Apidra:
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 the drugs that are associated with Death:
- Death (3,108 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Death:
- Death (3,686 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on insulin glulisine recombinant (the active ingredients of Apidra) and Apidra (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
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.
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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