Comparing Insulin Glargine vs Levemir
| Insulin glargine | Levemir (insulin detemir) |
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| Insulin glargine | Levemir (insulin detemir) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes - Type 1. Insulin glargine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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 Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes, Type 1
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| More about Insulin glargine | More about Levemir (insulin detemir) | ||||||||||||||||
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Insulin glargine has an average rating of 4.2 out of 10 from a total of 292 ratings on Drugs.com. 25% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 57% reported a negative effect. |
Levemir has an average rating of 4.6 out of 10 from a total of 70 ratings on Drugs.com. 30% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 54% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Insulin glargine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
N/A |
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| Basaglar, Lantus, Lantus SoloStar, Rezvoglar, Semglee, Toujeo Max SoloStar, Toujeo SoloStar |
N/A |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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24 hours |
7 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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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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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 392 drugs are known to interact with Insulin glargine:
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A total of 392 drugs are known to interact with Levemir:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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April 20, 2000 |
June 16, 2005 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 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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