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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 sugerencias actos fin de curso. Notify your doctor immediately if youdevelop nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual fatigue, loss of appetite,yellow skin or eyes, or dark urine sugerencias actos fin de curso. These symptoms may be early signs of liverproblems sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• 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 sugerencias actos fin de curso. These may be early symptoms of heart problems sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Actos usually does not cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) sugerencias actos fin de curso. However,hypoglycemia may occur as a result of skipped meals, excessive exercise, oralcohol consumption while taking Actos sugerencias actos fin de curso. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia,which include headache, drowsiness, weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating,tremor, and nausea sugerencias actos fin de curso. Carry hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodesof low blood sugar sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Actos may decrease the effects of some birth control pills sugerencias actos fin de curso. Additionalmeasures may be necessary to prevent pregnancy while taking Actos sugerencias actos fin de curso. Talk to yourdoctor about the use of birth control sugerencias actos fin de curso.
What is Actos?
• Actos is an antihyperglycemic agent sugerencias actos fin de curso. It helps the body respond betterto insulin and it reduces the amount of sugar produced by the liver sugerencias actos fin de curso. It canhelp control blood sugar levels sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Actos is used, along with diet and exercise, in the treatment of non-insulin-dependentdiabetes mellitus (type II diabetes) sugerencias actos fin de curso. 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 sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Actos may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medicationguide sugerencias actos fin de curso.
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 sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• 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 sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• 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 sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• 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 sugerencias actos fin de curso. Therefore, pregnancy mayoccur and birth control may be a consideration sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Actos is in the FDA pregnancy category C sugerencias actos fin de curso. This means that it is not knownwhether Actos will be harmful to an unborn baby sugerencias actos fin de curso. Generally, insulin is the drugof choice for controlling diabetes during pregnancy sugerencias actos fin de curso. Do not take Actos withoutfirst talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant duringtreatment sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• It is not known whether Actos passes into breast milk sugerencias actos fin de curso. Do not take Actoswithout first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• The safety and effectiveness of Actos have not been established for children sugerencias actos fin de curso.
How should I take Actos?
• Take Actos exactly as directed by your doctor sugerencias actos fin de curso. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Actos can be taken with or without food or meals sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• 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 sugerencias actos fin de curso. Notify your doctor immediately if youdevelop nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual fatigue, loss of appetite,yellow skin or eyes, or dark urine sugerencias actos fin de curso. These symptoms may be early signs of liverproblems sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Although Actos does not usually cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar),hypoglycemia may result from skipped meals, excessive exercise, or alcohol consumption sugerencias actos fin de curso. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, which include headache, drowsiness,weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating, tremor, and nausea sugerencias actos fin de curso. Carry a pieceof hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodes of low blood sugar sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Store Actos at room temperature away from moisture and heat sugerencias actos fin de curso.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember sugerencias actos fin de curso. If you do not rememberuntil the next day, skip the missed dose and take only the next regularly scheduleddose sugerencias actos fin de curso. Do not take a double dose sugerencias actos fin de curso.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Symptoms of a Actos overdose are not known sugerencias actos fin de curso.
What should I avoid while taking Actos?
• Follow any diet, medication, and exercise routines closely sugerencias actos fin de curso. Changingany of these factors can affect blood sugar levels sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Avoid alcohol sugerencias actos fin de curso. It lowers blood sugar and may interfere with diabetestreatment sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Tell your doctor and dentist that you are taking this medication beforehaving surgery sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• 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 sugerencias actos fin de curso.
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 sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• 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 sugerencias actos fin de curso. These may be early symptoms of heart problems sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Although Actos does not usually cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar),hypoglycemia may result from skipped meals, excessive exercise, or alcohol consumption sugerencias actos fin de curso. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, which include headache, drowsiness,weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating, tremor, and nausea sugerencias actos fin de curso. Carry a pieceof hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodes of low blood sugar sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Other less serious side effects may also occur sugerencias actos fin de curso. Continue to take Actosand talk to your doctor if you experience:
· headache;
· muscle aches; or
· sore throat, nasal discharge, or cold symptoms sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur sugerencias actos fin de curso. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome sugerencias actos fin de curso.
What other drugs will affect Actos?
• Actos may decrease the effects of some birth control pills sugerencias actos fin de curso. Additionalmeasures may be necessary to prevent pregnancy while taking Actos sugerencias actos fin de curso. Talk to yourdoctor about the use of birth control sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Before taking Actos, tell your doctor if you are taking ketoconazole(Nizoral) sugerencias actos fin de curso. Ketoconazole may interact with Actos sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• 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 sugerencias actos fin de curso.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Actos or affectyour condition sugerencias actos fin de curso. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescriptionor over-the-counter medicines, including herbal products sugerencias actos fin de curso.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Actos written for healthprofessionals that you may read sugerencias actos fin de curso.
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