Avandia (Rosiglitazone Maleate)
What conditions and diseases is Avandia used for the treatment or management of?
Avandia is a prescription drug that is approved by the FDA (USA) for use in the treatment, prevention, or management of the certain medical conditions and diseases, including:
- Monotherapy and Combination Therapy
What are the active ingredients of Avandia?
The active ingredients in Avandia include:
What class of drug is Avandia?
Avandia belongs to the class of drugs:
- Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor gamma Agonist
- Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor Activity
- PPAR gamma
- Thiazolidinedione
Available Forms
The available forms from suppliers in the USA include:
- Tablets
Tablets
Tablet forms from suppliers in the USA:
- Avandia Tablets by GlaxoSmithKline LLC
- Avandia Tablets by Physicians Total Care, Inc.
- Avandia Tablets by Cardinal Health
Forms
This product comes in different forms from different suppliers in the USA:
Avandia Information Guide
Avandia is a prescription drug that belongs to the pharmacologic class of:
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How is the dosage of Avandia calculated?
Only a health professional is qualified to work out the dosage of Avandia. The dosage needs to be determined depending on a variety of factors including:
- Combination With Sulfonylurea or Metformin
- Combination With Sulfonylurea Plus Metformin
- Specific Patient Populations
What warnings or precautions need to be taken when considering the use of Avandia?
Some of the warnings and precautions that need to be noted when considering Avandia for use, include the following:
- Cardiac Failure
- Myocardial Ischemia
- Congestive Heart Failure and Myocardial Ischemia During Coadministration of AVANDIA With Insulin
- Edema
- Weight Gain
- Hepatic Effects ...
Would taking Avandia interfere with other drugs or medications I may be taking?
Some of the interactions are listed below. Avandia may interact with the following so this needs to be taken into consideration when considering the use of this drug:
- CYP2C8 Inhibitors and Inducers
What are the possible side-effects (adverse effects or unintended effects) of taking Avandia?
Some of the possible side-effects or adverse reactions may include effects such as:
- Short-term trials ranged from 8 weeks to 1 year
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- Includes patients receiving glyburide (N = 514), gliclazide (N = 91) ...
What are the inactive ingredients in Avandia?
The inactive ingredients contained in Avandia are:
- Hypromellose 2910 (3 cps)
- Lactose monohydrate
- Magnesium stearate
- Cellulose, microcrystalline
- Polyethylene glycol 3000
- Sodium starch glycolate type a potato
- Titanium Dioxide
- Triacetin
- Talc
- Ferric oxide red
- Ferric oxide yellow
Product Formulation Information: Avandia
Formulations
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