Comparing Levemir vs Semglee
| Levemir (insulin detemir) | Semglee (insulin glargine) |
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| Levemir (insulin detemir) | Semglee (insulin glargine) |
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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 |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes - Type 1. Semglee may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes, Type 1
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| More about Levemir (insulin detemir) | More about Semglee (insulin glargine) | ||||||||
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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. |
Semglee has an average rating of 3.8 out of 10 from a total of 12 ratings on Drugs.com. 17% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 58% 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. | |||||||||
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N/A |
N/A |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
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Other insulin glargine brands include: Basaglar, Lantus, Lantus SoloStar, Rezvoglar, Toujeo Max SoloStar, Toujeo SoloStar | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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7 hours |
24 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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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
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Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
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 Levemir:
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A total of 392 drugs are known to interact with Semglee:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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June 16, 2005 |
June 11, 2020 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
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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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