Business Wire (press release) Hypoglycemia: Increased risk of hypoglycemia when used in combination with a sulfonylurea (SFU). Clinicians may consider reducing the SFU dose to minimize risk of hypoglycemia. It is possible that use of BYDUREON with other glucose-independent ... and more »
MedPage Today In addition to the NIDDK-NCI workshop, the FDA held a 2-day meeting on rosiglitazone (Avandia), in which a panel voted to loosen certain restrictions on prescribing of the drug . Rosiglitazone is a thiazolidinedione (TZD) -- not an incretin therapy ... and more »
Diabetes Health (press release) Avandia (rosiglitazone), manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, was introduced in 1999 The drug , a thiazolidinedione (TZD), works by increasing the sensitivity of cells to insulin. A beneficial side effect of the drug was that it was less likely than other ...
DailyFinance Takeda's Actos, which is a thiazolidinedione like Avandia, is now available as a generic. If a doctor wanted to prescribe a thiazolidinedione , it seems likely they'd go for the cheaper drug that doesn't have the stigma. Actos has been associated with ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com The Zydus Group announced a breakthrough in its research efforts with Lipaglyn™ (Saroglitazar), a novel drug targeted at treating Diabeti...
Insider Monkey (blog) If a doctor wanted to prescribe a thiazolidinedione , it seems likely they'd go for the cheaper drug that doesn't have the stigma. Actos has bee...
Medscape ... insulin-sensitizing therapy (n = 735) with a thiazolidinedione (TZD) (rosiglitazone or pioglitazone [Actos, Takeda]) or metformin; or insulin-providing therapy (n = 744) with a sulfonylurea , repaglinide (Prandin, Novo Nordisk), nateglinide (Starlix ...
Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network A reanalysis of data from a controversial cardiovascular safety study of rosiglitazone was well-conducted and provided results that were "highly similar" to the original results of the study, according to Food and Drug Administration officials who ...
Motley Fool Takeda's Actos, which is a thiazolidinedione like Avandia, is now available as a generic. If a doctor wanted to prescribe a thiazolidinedione , it seems l...
