Regular insulin vs. Humalog kwikpen: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Regular insulin and Humalog kwikpen. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 186,412 people who take Regular insulin and Humalog kwikpen, and is updated regularly.
What is Regular insulin?
Regular insulin has active ingredients of insulin pork. It is often used in type 1 diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 2,848 Regular insulin users. Check the latest studies of Regular insulin.
What is Humalog kwikpen?
Humalog kwikpen has active ingredients of insulin lispro recombinant. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 3,512 Humalog kwikpen users. Check the latest studies of Humalog kwikpen.
186,412 people who take Regular insulin and Humalog kwikpen are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Regular Insulin (insulin pork)
- Humalog Kwikpen (insulin lispro recombinant)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Regular Insulin:
- not at all: 0.64 %
- somewhat: 9.9 %
- moderate: 33.23 %
- high: 30.03 %
- very high: 26.2 %
Humalog Kwikpen:
- not at all: 1.32 %
- somewhat: 8.47 %
- moderate: 20.11 %
- high: 35.98 %
- very high: 34.13 %
Want to compare Regular insulin with Humalog kwikpen?
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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:
- Regular insulin (2,776 reports)
- Humalog kwikpen (3,425 reports)
Browse all side effects of Regular 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 Humalog kwikpen:
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 insulin lispro recombinant (the active ingredients of Regular insulin and Humalog kwikpen, 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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