Symlin vs. Insulin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Symlin and Insulin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 54,595 people who take Symlin and Insulin, and is updated regularly.
What is Symlin?
Symlin has active ingredients of pramlintide acetate. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 3,359 Symlin users. Check the latest studies of Symlin.
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.
54,595 people who take Symlin and Insulin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Symlin (pramlintide acetate)
- 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:
Symlin:
- not at all: 10.53 %
- somewhat: 31.58 %
- moderate: 21.05 %
- high: 31.58 %
- very high: 5.26 %
Insulin:
- not at all: 0.59 %
- somewhat: 9.76 %
- moderate: 34.32 %
- high: 31.36 %
- very high: 23.96 %
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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 Symlin:
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 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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on pramlintide acetate and insulin pork (the active ingredients of Symlin and Insulin, 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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