The possibility of fluid retention and congestive heart failure (CHF) have led to a label change for drug pioglitazone HCl (Generic Actos, Eli Lily) and rosiglitazone maleate (Generic Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline). Studies with both diabetes drugs turned up cases of CHF in patients taking either drug alone or with insulin. In a 16-week U.S. trial involving [...]
There has been a debate over Avandia (Rosiglitazone), which is used in treating diabetes. It is made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and earned 1.4 billion US dollars in sales last year. The aim of a drug trial was to reveal if Avandia medication raises the risk of heart attack and death from cardiovascular problems in patients [...]
An oral drug generic Avandia is related to the thiazolidinedione class of diabetes drugs. Made by GlaxoSmithKline this drug is used by around 1 million Americans in treating diabetes to control their blood sugar. It has been known that yesterday an advisory committee to the federal agency voted to keep the Rosiglitazone diabetes on the [...]
Avandia drug is related to the thiazolidinediones (TZD) class of medicines used in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. Along with diet and exercise Rosiglitazone diabetes significantly improves blood sugar control.
It is generally known that in America more than 4.5 million people suffer from the most common complications of type 2 diabetes – congestive heart failure (CHF). CHF can be described as a condition when the heart cannot pump enough blood to the body’s other organs. In many cases it leads to fluid retention, or [...]
