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Dosage
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Indications
Pioglitazone is indicated as second or third line treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus as described below: as monotherapy – in adult patients (particularly overweight patients) inadequately controlled by diet and exercise for whom metformin is inappropriate because of contraindications or intolerance as dual oral therapy in combination with- metformin, in adult patients (particularly overweight patients) with insufficient glycaemic control despite maximal tolerated dose of monotherapy with metformin- a sulphonylurea, only in adult patients who show intolerance to metformin or for whom metformin is contraindicated, with insufficient glycaemic control despite maximal tolerated dose of monotherapy with a sulphonylurea. as triple oral therapy in combination with – metformin and a sulphonylurea, in adult patients (particularly overweight patients) with insufficient glycaemic control despite dual oral therapy.- Pioglitazone is also indicated for combination with insulin in type 2 diabetes mellitus adult patients with insufficient glycaemic control on insulin for whom metformin is inappropriate because of contraindications or intolerance.
Contra-Indications
*Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients
*Cardiac failure or history of cardiac failure
*Hepatic impairment
*Diabetic ketoacidosis
*Current bladder cancer or a history of bladder cancer
*Uninvestigated macroscopic haematuria
Special Precautions
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Side Effects
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Drug interactions
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Pregnancy and Lactation
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Overdose
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