Avandia
Avandia Products are primarily used for
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
About Avandia Products
Avandia Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Avandia are Headache, Back pain, Edema (swelling), Sinus inflammation, Upper respiratory tract infection, Liver injury, Increased glucose level in blood, Fatigue, Diarrhea, Anemia (low number of red blood cells).
Severe
Side Effects of Avandia are Weight gain, Heart failure, Myocardial ischemia, Fracture.
How Avandia Products work
Rosiglitazone is an anti-diabetic medication. It works by increasing the body's sensitivity to insulin, a natural substance that helps control blood sugar levels.
Patient Concerns about Avandia Products
Frequently asked questions about Avandia Products
Frequently asked questions about Rosiglitazone
Q. Can Avandia 4mg Tablet be used along with glimepiride in diabetes?
Avandia 4mg Tablet when added to Glimepiride in patients with diabetes mellitus, has been found to significantly reduce plasma lipid levels and significant improvement in blood glucose control related to a reduction in the insulin resistance.
Q. How to use Avandia 4mg Tablet?
Avandia 4mg Tablet is an anti-diabetes drug used along with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. Pioglitazone acts as an insulin sensitizer and decreases the extent of insulin resistance in the body too.
Q. How does Avandia 4mg Tablet cause oedema?
Avandia 4mg Tablet increases the permeability of fluid in tiny blood vessels called capillaries. This results in easier movement of fluids across the membrane and their consequent accumulation, resulting in oedema (puffiness). Also, Pioglitazone causes increased sodium and water reabsorption from the kidney that contributes to the oedema.
Q. How does Avandia 4mg Tablet cause heart failure?
Avandia 4mg Tablet can cause fluid retention and edema. Consequently, there is a lot of fluid in the body (fluid overload). As a result, it may precipitate heart failure (which worsens with fluid overload in those at risk).
Q. Can Avandia 4mg Tablet be used in depression?
Avandia 4mg Tablet, either alone or as add-on therapy to conventional treatments, could clinically benefit patients of major depression according to a study