Comparing Glimepiride vs Levemir
Glimepiride | Levemir |
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Glimepiride | Levemir (insulin detemir) |
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Prescription only
Glimepiride is used to help maintain blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes. It may cause nausea and people who take glimepiride should always be alert for symptoms of hypoglycemia (low... View more |
Prescription only
Levemir contains insulin detemir in a FlexTouch prefilled pen or 10mL vial. Levemir is long-acting and may be used to treat adults and children over the age of two years with diabetes. Levemir may... View more |
Related suggestions Diabetes, Type 2
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More about Glimepiride | More about Levemir (insulin detemir) | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Glimepiride has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 71 ratings on Drugs.com. 57% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 24% reported a negative effect. |
Levemir has an average rating of 4.8 out of 10 from a total of 70 ratings on Drugs.com. 32% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 52% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects | |||||||||||||||||
See also: glimepiride side effects in more detail. |
See also: Levemir side effects in more detail. |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
N/A |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all glimepiride prices |
View all Levemir prices |
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Amaryl |
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Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
3.4 hours |
7 hours |
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CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 466 drugs are known to interact with glimepiride:
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A total of 385 drugs are known to interact with Levemir:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
November 30, 1995 |
June 16, 2005 |
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WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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