Insulin vs. Prandin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Insulin and Prandin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 63,791 people who take Insulin and Prandin, and is updated regularly.
What is Insulin?
Insulin has active ingredients of insulin pork. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 50,203 Insulin users. Check the latest studies of Insulin.
What is Prandin?
Prandin has active ingredients of repaglinide. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 4,680 Prandin users. Check the latest studies of Prandin.
63,791 people who take Insulin and Prandin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Prandin (repaglinide)
- Insulin (insulin pork)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Insulin:
- not at all: 0.59 %
- somewhat: 9.76 %
- moderate: 34.32 %
- high: 31.36 %
- very high: 23.96 %
Prandin:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 25.0 %
- moderate: 42.86 %
- high: 23.21 %
- very high: 8.93 %
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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.
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Browse all side effects of Insulin:
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 Prandin:
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 insulin pork and repaglinide (the active ingredients of Insulin and Prandin, 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).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
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