Actose 30 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 15.00 (2 x 10: ৳ 300.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 150.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Pioglitazone |
| Company | Unimed unihealth pharmaceuticals ltd |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Adjunct to diet and exercise
- Improves glycaemic control
- Type II diabetes
- Monotherapy
- Combination therapy
- Sulphonylurea
- Metformin
- Insulin
Pharmacology
- Thiazolidinediones
- Dependent on Insulin
- Decreases Insulin resistance
- Increases Insulin dependent glucose disposal
- Decreases hepatic glucose output
- Activates PPAR-γ
- Improves lipid metabolism
Dosage & Administration
- Once daily dosage
- 15 mg initial dose
- 30 mg initial dose
- 45 mg maximum daily dose
- Individualized therapy
- Without regard to meals
- Combination therapy
Interaction
- Oral contraceptive interaction
- Reduces plasma concentration of hormones
- Potential loss of contraception
Contraindications
- Known hypersensitivity
Side Effects
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Headache
- Sinusitis
- Myalgia
- Tooth disorder
- Pharyngitis
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Use during pregnancy
- Potential risk to fetus
- Excretion in human milk
- Not to be administered to lactating women
Precautions & Warnings
- Antihyperglycaemic effect only in presence of Insulin
- Not for Type 1 diabetes
- Not for treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis
- Caution in combination antidiabetic therapy
- Caution in hepatic insufficiency
- Regular monitoring of liver enzyme
Therapeutic Class
- Thiazolidinedione Group
Storage Conditions
- Store at 25° C