Comparing Levemir vs Tresiba
Levemir | Tresiba |
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Levemir (insulin detemir) | Tresiba (insulin degludec) |
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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
Tresiba contains insulin degludec, an ultra-long-acting insulin that starts to work 60 minutes after administration and keeps working for up to 42 hours. Tresiba is approved for use in adults and... View more |
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Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
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. |
Tresiba has an average rating of 4.2 out of 10 from a total of 150 ratings on Drugs.com. 28% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 57% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: Levemir side effects in more detail. |
See also: Tresiba side effects in more detail. |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Levemir prices |
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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. | |||||||||||||||||
7 hours |
25 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 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 | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 385 drugs are known to interact with Levemir:
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A total of 383 drugs are known to interact with Tresiba:
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Disease Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
June 16, 2005 |
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WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
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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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