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Trulicity and Bacteraemia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Bacteraemia is reported as a side effect among people who take Trulicity (dulaglutide), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Actos, and have Type 2 diabetes.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Bacteraemia when taking Trulicity. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 76,923 people who have side effects when taking Trulicity from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Trulicity?

Trulicity has active ingredients of dulaglutide. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 77,527 Trulicity users. Check the latest studies of Trulicity.

What is Bacteraemia?

Bacteraemia (presence of bacteria in the blood) is found to be associated with 1,071 drugs and 1,502 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Bacteraemia.

On Nov, 25, 2025

76,923 people reported to have side effects when taking Trulicity.
Among them, 8 people (0.01%) have Bacteraemia.

Could Trulicity cause Bacteraemia?

Among these 8 people:

How long have people been on Trulicity when they have Bacteraemia? *

  • < 1 month: 50 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 50 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Bacteraemia when taking Trulicity? *

  • female: 75 %
  • male: 25 %

What is the age of people who have Bacteraemia when taking Trulicity? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 20 %
  • 50-59: 0.0 %
  • 60+: 80 %

What are other drugs people take besides Trulicity? *

  1. Metformin: 2 people, 25.00%
  2. Lantus: 2 people, 25.00%
  3. Actos: 2 people, 25.00%
  4. Zopiclone: 1 person, 12.50%
  5. Tanzeum: 1 person, 12.50%
  6. Ryzodeg 70/30: 1 person, 12.50%
  7. Rapamune: 1 person, 12.50%
  8. Pantoprazole: 1 person, 12.50%
  9. Novolog: 1 person, 12.50%
  10. Livalo: 1 person, 12.50%

What are other side effects people have besides Bacteraemia? *

  1. White Blood Cell Count Decreased: 1 person, 12.50%
  2. Injection Site Haemorrhage (bleeding from injection site): 1 person, 12.50%
  3. Arthropathy: 1 person, 12.50%
  4. Cataract (clouding of the lens inside the eye): 1 person, 12.50%
  5. Cough: 1 person, 12.50%
  6. Diabetes Mellitus Inadequate Control: 1 person, 12.50%
  7. Diabetic Ketoacidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis (dka) is high concentrations of ketone bodies): 1 person, 12.50%
  8. Escherichia Test Positive: 1 person, 12.50%
  9. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 1 person, 12.50%
  10. Fever: 1 person, 12.50%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Type 2 Diabetes: 7 people, 87.50%
  2. Dyslipidaemia (abnormal amount of lipids): 1 person, 12.50%
  3. Diabetes: 1 person, 12.50%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Bacteraemia and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of dulaglutide:

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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on dulaglutide (the active ingredients of Trulicity) and Trulicity (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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