Trulicity vs. Phentermine: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Trulicity and Phentermine. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 111,740 people who take Trulicity and Phentermine, and is updated regularly.
What is Trulicity?
Trulicity has active ingredients of dulaglutide. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 77,529 Trulicity users. Check the latest studies of Trulicity.
What is Phentermine?
Phentermine has active ingredients of phentermine hydrochloride. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 19,870 Phentermine users. Check the latest studies of Phentermine.
111,740 people who take Trulicity and Phentermine are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Trulicity (dulaglutide)
- Phentermine (phentermine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Trulicity:
- not at all: 3.5700000000000003 %
- somewhat: 14.76 %
- moderate: 25.71 %
- high: 38.57 %
- very high: 17.38 %
Phentermine:
- not at all: 2.48 %
- somewhat: 20.2 %
- moderate: 36.23 %
- high: 28.94 %
- very high: 12.15 %
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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:
- Trulicity (76,923 reports)
- Phentermine (15,362 reports)
Browse all side effects of Trulicity:
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 Phentermine:
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 dulaglutide and phentermine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Trulicity and Phentermine, 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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