Lantus vs. Apidra solostar: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Lantus and Apidra solostar. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 224,962 people who take Lantus and Apidra solostar, and is updated regularly.
What is Lantus?
Lantus has active ingredients of insulin glargine recombinant. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 191,782 Lantus users. Check the latest studies of Lantus.
What is Apidra solostar?
Apidra solostar has active ingredients of insulin glulisine recombinant. It is often used in type 1 diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 1,951 Apidra solostar users. Check the latest studies of Apidra solostar.
224,962 people who take Lantus and Apidra solostar are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Apidra Solostar (insulin glulisine recombinant)
- Lantus (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:
- not at all: 1.83 %
- somewhat: 12.82 %
- moderate: 33.47 %
- high: 35.5 %
- very high: 16.38 %
Apidra Solostar:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 1.96 %
- moderate: 29.41 %
- high: 52.94 %
- very high: 15.69 %
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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 (190,551 reports)
- Apidra solostar (1,932 reports)
Browse all side effects of Lantus:
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 Apidra 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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on insulin glargine recombinant and insulin glulisine recombinant (the active ingredients of Lantus and Apidra solostar, 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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