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What is Starlix?

Starlix, a brand name for the antidiabetic drug nateglinide, is used for non-insulin dependent diabetes when hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar) cannot be managed by diet and exercise alone; may be used in combination with other drugs to lower blood glucose.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Diabetes Type 2 4 1 Efficacy_slight
Diabetes Mellitus 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Other 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Starlix

Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) 1

Reported Dosages

  60 mg daily 120 mg daily 180 mg daily 360 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Starlix (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 50%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Starlix

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Starlix

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Starlix

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 3 100%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Starlix

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 67%
Not at all
 1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Starlix

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 50%
$25-49
 1 50%
< $25
 0 0%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.