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  2. Pioglitazone - Wikipedia

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    Pioglitazone is used to lower blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes either alone or in combination with sulfonylurea, metformin, or insulin. [1] The effects of pioglitazone have been compared in a Cochrane systematic review to that of other blood sugar lowering-medicine, including metformin, acarbose, and repaglinide, as well as with appropriate diet and exercise, not showing any benefit in ...

  3. Pioglitazone/glimepiride - Wikipedia

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    Pioglitazone makes cells (fat, muscle and liver) more sensitive to insulin, which means that the body makes better use of the insulin it produces. [1] Glimepiride is a sulphonylurea: it stimulates the pancreas to produce more insulin. [ 1 ]

  4. Pioglitazone/metformin - Wikipedia

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    Pioglitazone/metformin should not be used in people with type 1 diabetes or for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis and should be used with caution in people with edema. Serum ALT levels should be evaluated prior to the initiation of therapy with combination of pioglitazone and metformin and periodically thereafter per the clinical judgment ...

  5. PXL065 - Wikipedia

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    PXL065 (d-R-pioglitazone) is a drug candidate for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). [ a ] It is the deuterium-stabilized ( R )- enantiomer of pioglitazone which lacks PPARγ agonist activity and the associated side effects of weight gain and edema. [ 1 ]

  6. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    send or dispense, e.g. number of tablets provided Can be confused with m,. misce, context-dependent mane: mane: in the morning max. maximum maximum mcg microgram: recommended replacement for "μg" which may be confused with "mg" mdi metered dose inhaler m.d.u. more dicto utendus: to be used as directed mEq milliequivalent mg milligram mg/dL

  7. Lobeglitazone - Wikipedia

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    Lobeglitazone is used to assist regulation of blood glucose level of diabetes mellitus type 2 patients. It can be used alone or in combination with metformin. [4] Lobeglitazone was approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Korea) in 2013, and the postmarketing surveillance is on progress until 2019. [4] [5] [needs update]

  8. Diabetes medication - Wikipedia

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    A combined result of 5 RCTs enlisting a total of 279 patients aged 65 or older (mean baseline HbA1c of 8%) receiving 5 mg/d of saxagliptin was shown to reduce HbA1c by 0.73%. [45] A combined result of 5 RCTs enlisting a total of 238 patients aged 65 or older (mean baseline HbA1c of 8.6%) receiving 100 mg/d of vildagliptin was shown to reduce ...

  9. Rosiglitazone - Wikipedia

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    The information was based on data from the ADOPT trial [40] The same increase has been found with pioglitazone (Actos), another thiazolidinedione. A meta-analysis of 10 RCTs, involving 13,715 patients and including both rosiglitazone- and pioglitazone-treated patients, showed an overall 45% increased risk of fracture with thiazolidone use ...