Levemir and Ipf - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Ipf is reported as a side effect among people who take Levemir (insulin detemir recombinant), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Lyrica, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Ipf when taking Levemir. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 13,520 people who have side effects when taking Levemir from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Levemir?

Levemir has active ingredients of insulin detemir recombinant. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 13,850 Levemir users. Check the latest studies of Levemir.

What is Ipf?

Ipf is found to be associated with 2,032 drugs and 2,253 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Ipf.



On Nov, 10, 2025

13,520 people reported to have side effects when taking Levemir.
Among them, 18 people (0.13%) have Ipf.

Could Levemir cause Ipf?

Among these 18 people:

How long have people been on Levemir when they have Ipf? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 100 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Ipf when taking Levemir? *

  • female: 14.29 %
  • male: 85.71 %

What is the age of people who have Ipf when taking Levemir? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 15.38 %
  • 60+: 84.62 %

What are other drugs people take besides Levemir? *

  1. Gliclazide: 11 people, 61.11%
  2. Lyrica: 11 people, 61.11%
  3. Metformin: 6 people, 33.33%
  4. Gabapentin: 2 people, 11.11%
  5. Aspirin: 2 people, 11.11%
  6. Omeprazole: 2 people, 11.11%
  7. Nexium: 2 people, 11.11%
  8. Dilaudid: 1 person, 5.56%
  9. Gemzar: 1 person, 5.56%
  10. Furosemide: 1 person, 5.56%

What are other side effects people have besides Ipf? *

  1. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 12 people, 66.67%
  2. Interstitial Lung Disease: 11 people, 61.11%
  3. Multi-Organ Failure (multisystem organ failure): 2 people, 11.11%
  4. Respiratory Acidosis (respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, causes the ph of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease): 2 people, 11.11%
  5. Urticaria (rash of round, red welts on the skin that itch intensely): 1 person, 5.56%
  6. Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin resulting from direct irritation by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it): 1 person, 5.56%
  7. Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water): 1 person, 5.56%
  8. Cough: 1 person, 5.56%
  9. Cardiac Failure: 1 person, 5.56%
  10. Bronchoalveolar Lavage Abnormal: 1 person, 5.56%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Pain: 12 people, 66.67%
  2. High Blood Pressure: 11 people, 61.11%
  3. Enlarged Prostate: 11 people, 61.11%
  4. Dyslipidaemia (abnormal amount of lipids): 11 people, 61.11%
  5. Pancreatic Carcinoma (pancreatic cancer): 1 person, 5.56%
  6. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 1 person, 5.56%
  7. Hyperuricaemia (level of uric acid in the blood that is abnormally high): 1 person, 5.56%
  8. Dizziness: 1 person, 5.56%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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Ipf treatments and more:

  • Ipf (79,192 reports)

How severe was Ipf and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of insulin detemir 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 Levemir:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Ipf:

  • Ipf (2,032 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Ipf:

  • Ipf (2,253 conditions)

Drugs similar to Levemir and Ipf :


How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on insulin detemir recombinant (the active ingredients of Levemir) and Levemir (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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