Lantus solostar vs. Avandamet: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lantus solostar and Avandamet. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 233,904 people who take Lantus solostar and Avandamet, and is updated regularly.
What is Lantus solostar?
Lantus solostar has active ingredients of insulin glargine recombinant. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 41,639 Lantus solostar users. Check the latest studies of Lantus solostar.
What is Avandamet?
Avandamet has active ingredients of metformin hydrochloride; rosiglitazone maleate. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 16,084 Avandamet users. Check the latest studies of Avandamet.
233,904 people who take Lantus solostar and Avandamet are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Avandamet (metformin hydrochloride; rosiglitazone maleate)
- Lantus Solostar (insulin glargine recombinant)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Lantus Solostar:
- not at all: 1.9100000000000001 %
- somewhat: 14.09 %
- moderate: 31.36 %
- high: 34.85 %
- very high: 17.8 %
Avandamet:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 13.33 %
- moderate: 30.0 %
- high: 43.33 %
- very high: 13.33 %
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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:
- Lantus solostar (41,424 reports)
- Avandamet (16,036 reports)
Browse all side effects of Lantus solostar:
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 Avandamet:
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 glargine recombinant and metformin hydrochloride; rosiglitazone maleate (the active ingredients of Lantus solostar and Avandamet, 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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