Gliclazide vs. Levemir: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Gliclazide and Levemir. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 43,653 people who take Gliclazide and Levemir, and is updated regularly.
What is Gliclazide?
Gliclazide has active ingredients of gliclazide. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 28,131 Gliclazide users. Check the latest studies of Gliclazide.
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.
43,653 people who take Gliclazide and Levemir are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Gliclazide (gliclazide)
- Levemir (insulin detemir recombinant)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Gliclazide:
- not at all: 10.38 %
- somewhat: 15.3 %
- moderate: 33.33 %
- high: 32.24 %
- very high: 8.74 %
Levemir:
- not at all: 3.12 %
- somewhat: 19.53 %
- moderate: 33.59 %
- high: 31.64 %
- very high: 12.11 %
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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:
- Gliclazide (27,908 reports)
- Levemir (13,521 reports)
Browse all side effects of Gliclazide:
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 Levemir:
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 gliclazide and insulin detemir recombinant (the active ingredients of Gliclazide and Levemir, 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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