Rosiglitazone (Systemic)
Brand Names : Avandia
Before Using This MedicineIn deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking
the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision
you and your doctor will make. For rosiglitazone, the following should be
considered:
Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual
or allergic reaction to rosiglitazone. Also tell your health care professional
if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives,
or dyes.
Pregnancy - Rosiglitazone has not been studied in pregnant
women. However, it is easier during pregnancy to control your blood sugar
by using injections of insulin, rather than by taking rosiglitazone. Close
control of your blood sugar can reduce the chance of your baby gaining too
much weight, having birth defects, or having high blood sugar before birth.
Be sure to tell your doctor if you plan to become pregnant or you think you
are pregnant.
Breast-feeding - It is not known whether rosiglitazone passes
into the breast milk of humans. However, rosiglitazone is not recommended
during breast-feeding.
Children - Studies on this medicine have been done only in
adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing use of rosiglitazone
in children with use in other age groups.
Older adults - This medicine has been tested in a limited number
of patients 65 years of age or older and has not been shown to cause different
side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.
Other medical problems - The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of rosiglitazone.
Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
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Diabetic ketoacidosis (ketones in the blood) or,
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Type 1 diabetes-Insulin is needed to control these conditions
or,
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Heart disease or
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Liver disease-Rosiglitazone may make these conditions worse
or,
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Edema- May increase the side effects of rosiglitazone.
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