Starlix vs. Victoza: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Starlix and Victoza. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 49,442 people who take Starlix and Victoza, and is updated regularly.
What is Starlix?
Starlix has active ingredients of nateglinide. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 3,768 Starlix users. Check the latest studies of Starlix.
What is Victoza?
Victoza has active ingredients of liraglutide. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 42,880 Victoza users. Check the latest studies of Victoza.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
49,442 people who take Starlix and Victoza are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Starlix (nateglinide)
- Victoza (liraglutide)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Starlix:
- not at all: 2.56 %
- somewhat: 10.26 %
- moderate: 43.59 %
- high: 43.59 %
- very high: 0 %
Victoza:
- not at all: 3.61 %
- somewhat: 17.02 %
- moderate: 32.23 %
- high: 32.68 %
- very high: 14.46 %
Want to compare Starlix with Victoza?
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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 publications that referenced our studies
- Fontoura P, de Almeida Cardoso MC, Erthal-Martins MC, Werneck C, Sartorio C, Ramos CF, "The effects of liraglutide on male fertility: a case report", Reproductive biomedicine online, 2014 Nov .
- Fontoura P, de Almeida Cardoso MC, Erthal-Martins MC, Werneck C, Sartorio C, Ramos CF, "The effects of liraglutide on male fertility: a case report", Reproductive biomedicine online, 2014 Nov .
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Browse all side effects of Starlix:
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 Victoza:
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 nateglinide and liraglutide (the active ingredients of Starlix and Victoza, 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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