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Classification
Prescription Medicine
Dosage
ADULTS
The recommended starting dose of Actos is 15 to 30 milligrams once a day.
If this fails to bring your blood sugar under control, the dose can be increased to a maximum of 45 milligrams a day. If your blood sugar still remains high, the doctor may add a second medication.
When Actos is added to other diabetes medications, your doctor may need to lower their dosage if you develop low blood sugar. If you are taking insulin, the dose should be lowered when blood sugar readings fall below 100.
Purpose/Usage
Actos is used to control high blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. This form of the illness usually stems from the body's inability to make good use of insulin, the natural hormone that helps to transfer sugar out of the blood and into the cells, where it's converted to energy. Actos works by improving the body's response to its natural supply of insulin, rather than increasing its insulin output. Actos also reduces the production of unneeded sugar in the liver.
Actos (and the similar drug Avandia) can be used alone or in combination with insulin injections or other oral diabetes medications such as DiaBeta, Micronase, Glucotrol, or Glucophage
Precautions
Because of its mechanism of action, ACTOS is only active in the presence of insulin. Therefore, ACTOS should not be used in type 1 diabetes or for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Adverse Effects
If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking pioglitazone and seek emergency medical attention or notify your doctor immediately:
an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or
loss of appetite;
unusual fatigue;
yellowing of the skin or eyes; or
Dark urine.
Notify your doctor immediately if you experience an unusually rapid increase in weight or edema (swelling, water retention), shortness of breath, or chest pain during treatment with pioglitazone. These may be early symptoms of heart problems.
Other less serious side effects may also occur. Continue to take pioglitazone and talk to your doctor if you experience:
headache;
muscle aches; or
Sore throat, nasal discharge, or cold symptoms.
Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.
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side effects consult your pharmacist or doctor immediately.
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