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What is the most important information I should know about Actos?
• Usually, liver function is monitored with blood tests at the start oftreatment, every two months for the first year of treatment, and periodicallythereafter during treatment with Actos heart diabetes actos. Notify your doctor immediately if youdevelop nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual fatigue, loss of appetite,yellow skin or eyes, or dark urine heart diabetes actos. These symptoms may be early signs of liverproblems heart diabetes actos.
• Notify your doctor immediately if you experience an unusually rapid increasein weight or edema (water retention), shortness of breath, or chest pain duringtreatment with Actos heart diabetes actos. These may be early symptoms of heart problems heart diabetes actos.
• Actos usually does not cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) heart diabetes actos. However,hypoglycemia may occur as a result of skipped meals, excessive exercise, oralcohol consumption while taking Actos heart diabetes actos. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia,which include headache, drowsiness, weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating,tremor, and nausea heart diabetes actos. Carry hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodesof low blood sugar heart diabetes actos.
• Actos may decrease the effects of some birth control pills heart diabetes actos. Additionalmeasures may be necessary to prevent pregnancy while taking Actos heart diabetes actos. Talk to yourdoctor about the use of birth control heart diabetes actos.
What is Actos?
• Actos is an antihyperglycemic agent heart diabetes actos. It helps the body respond betterto insulin and it reduces the amount of sugar produced by the liver heart diabetes actos. It canhelp control blood sugar levels heart diabetes actos.
• Actos is used, along with diet and exercise, in the treatment of non-insulin-dependentdiabetes mellitus (type II diabetes) heart diabetes actos. Actos may also be used with a sulfonylurea(e.g., Diabeta, Glucotrol, Micronase, others), metformin (Glucophage), or insulinwhen diet and exercise plus any one of these medicines alone do not result inadequate blood sugar control heart diabetes actos.
• Actos may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medicationguide heart diabetes actos.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking Actos?
• Do not take Actos without first talking to your doctor if you have liverdisease heart diabetes actos.
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you
· have heart failure or heart disease;
· have edema (water retention or swelling);
· have type 1 diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent diabetes);
· have a serious infection, illness, or injury; or
· need surgery heart diabetes actos.
• You may not be able to take Actos, or you may need a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove heart diabetes actos.
• Treatment with Actos may cause resumption of fertility by allowing forthe return of ovulation (production of eggs) in certain women with insulin resistancewho were not ovulating before treatment with Actos heart diabetes actos. Therefore, pregnancy mayoccur and birth control may be a consideration heart diabetes actos.
• Actos is in the FDA pregnancy category C heart diabetes actos. This means that it is not knownwhether Actos will be harmful to an unborn baby heart diabetes actos. Generally, insulin is the drugof choice for controlling diabetes during pregnancy heart diabetes actos. Do not take Actos withoutfirst talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant duringtreatment heart diabetes actos.
• It is not known whether Actos passes into breast milk heart diabetes actos. Do not take Actoswithout first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby heart diabetes actos.
• The safety and effectiveness of Actos have not been established for children heart diabetes actos.
How should I take Actos?
• Take Actos exactly as directed by your doctor heart diabetes actos. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou heart diabetes actos.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water heart diabetes actos.
• Actos can be taken with or without food or meals heart diabetes actos.
• Usually, liver function is monitored with blood tests at the start oftreatment, every two months for the first year of treatment, and periodicallythereafter during treatment with Actos heart diabetes actos. Notify your doctor immediately if youdevelop nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual fatigue, loss of appetite,yellow skin or eyes, or dark urine heart diabetes actos. These symptoms may be early signs of liverproblems heart diabetes actos.
• Although Actos does not usually cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar),hypoglycemia may result from skipped meals, excessive exercise, or alcohol consumption heart diabetes actos. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, which include headache, drowsiness,weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating, tremor, and nausea heart diabetes actos. Carry a pieceof hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodes of low blood sugar heart diabetes actos.
• Store Actos at room temperature away from moisture and heat heart diabetes actos.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember heart diabetes actos. If you do not rememberuntil the next day, skip the missed dose and take only the next regularly scheduleddose heart diabetes actos. Do not take a double dose heart diabetes actos.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention heart diabetes actos.
• Symptoms of a Actos overdose are not known heart diabetes actos.
What should I avoid while taking Actos?
• Follow any diet, medication, and exercise routines closely heart diabetes actos. Changingany of these factors can affect blood sugar levels heart diabetes actos.
• Avoid alcohol heart diabetes actos. It lowers blood sugar and may interfere with diabetestreatment heart diabetes actos.
• Tell your doctor and dentist that you are taking this medication beforehaving surgery heart diabetes actos.
• Do not take over-the-counter or prescription cough, cold, allergy, pain,or weight-loss medications during treatment with Actos without first talkingto your doctor heart diabetes actos.
What are the possible side effects of Actos?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingActos 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 heart diabetes actos.
• Notify your doctor immediately if you experience an unusually rapid increasein weight or edema (swelling, water retention), shortness of breath, or chestpain during treatment with Actos heart diabetes actos. These may be early symptoms of heart problems heart diabetes actos.
• Although Actos does not usually cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar),hypoglycemia may result from skipped meals, excessive exercise, or alcohol consumption heart diabetes actos. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, which include headache, drowsiness,weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating, tremor, and nausea heart diabetes actos. Carry a pieceof hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodes of low blood sugar heart diabetes actos.
• Other less serious side effects may also occur heart diabetes actos. Continue to take Actosand talk to your doctor if you experience:
· headache;
· muscle aches; or
· sore throat, nasal discharge, or cold symptoms heart diabetes actos.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur heart diabetes actos. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome heart diabetes actos.
What other drugs will affect Actos?
• Actos may decrease the effects of some birth control pills heart diabetes actos. Additionalmeasures may be necessary to prevent pregnancy while taking Actos heart diabetes actos. Talk to yourdoctor about the use of birth control heart diabetes actos.
• Before taking Actos, tell your doctor if you are taking ketoconazole(Nizoral) heart diabetes actos. Ketoconazole may interact with Actos heart diabetes actos.
• Do not take over-the-counter or prescription cough, cold, allergy, pain,or weight-loss medications during treatment with Actos without first talkingto your doctor heart diabetes actos.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Actos or affectyour condition heart diabetes actos. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescriptionor over-the-counter medicines, including herbal products heart diabetes actos.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Actos written for healthprofessionals that you may read heart diabetes actos.
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