Drug Safety Information for LEVEMIR (Insulin detemir recombinant)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for LEVEMIR (NSULIN DETEMIR) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for LEVEMIR* (Insulin detemir recombinant)

These charts and graphs are based on reports received through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) program (see below).

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with LEVEMIR
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Blood glucose increased2181
2Nausea*578
3Hypoglycaemia477
4Blood glucose decreased453
5Weight decreased356
6Vomiting*352
7Drug ineffective343
8Dyspnoea*334
9Diarrhoea330
10Fatigue302
11Dizziness297
12Injection site pain274
13Malaise259
14Headache*251
15Fall233
16Blood glucose fluctuation232
17Asthenia216
18Injection site erythema213
19Off label use209
20Rash207

* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of LEVEMIR " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.

Top 10 Reasons for Taking LEVEMIR
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Diabetes mellitus5953
2Type 2 diabetes mellitus4133
3Product used for unknown indication3543
4Type 1 diabetes mellitus2396
5Insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes mellitus2036
6Gestational diabetes221
7Blood glucose increased104
8Maternal exposure during pregnancy43
9Blood glucose abnormal33
10Hyperglycaemia23

*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.


Types of Adverse Events for LEVEMIR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 35278


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for LEVEMIR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 35278*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Insulin detemir recombinant (Levemir flextouch, Levemir penfill, Levemir flexpen, Levemir innolet, Levemir)

Charts are based on 35278 reports filed with the FDA between 2004 and June 2015.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FDA by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers), health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and by patients themselves (voluntary reporting). More Information on FDA MedWatch (FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program)Voluntary reporting takes place under the FDA's MedWatch program, where health care professionals and consumers submit reports to FDA when they find a problem with a drug, medical device, biologic, or other FDA-regulated product. An adverse event is any undesirable experience or extreme side effect associated with the use of a medical product. Adverse events include: death, life threatening event, hospitalization, disability or permanent damage, congenital anomaly or birth defect, medical product use requiring a surgical or other intervention, or other serious medical situation believed to be caused by the drug.

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Historical Analytics of FDA Adverse Event Reports Provided by Druginformer.com. FDA Drug Safety Information, including safety-related labeling updates, required post-approval safety studies, risk evaluation management strategies (REMS), alerts, and recalls are compiled by AskaPatient.com from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.