Actoplus met vs. Symlin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Actoplus met and Symlin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 5,342 people who take Actoplus met and Symlin, and is updated regularly.
What is Actoplus met?
Actoplus met has active ingredients of metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 1,210 Actoplus met users. Check the latest studies of Actoplus met.
What is Symlin?
Symlin has active ingredients of pramlintide acetate. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 3,359 Symlin users. Check the latest studies of Symlin.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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5,342 people who take Actoplus met and Symlin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Symlin (pramlintide acetate)
- Actoplus Met (metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Actoplus Met:
- not at all: 5.97 %
- somewhat: 20.9 %
- moderate: 32.84 %
- high: 29.85 %
- very high: 10.45 %
Symlin:
- not at all: 10.53 %
- somewhat: 31.58 %
- moderate: 21.05 %
- high: 31.58 %
- very high: 5.26 %
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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 studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Actoplus met (1,114 reports)
- Symlin (3,334 reports)
Browse all side effects of Actoplus met:
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 Symlin:
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 metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride and pramlintide acetate (the active ingredients of Actoplus met and Symlin, 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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