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What is the most important information I should know about Avandia?
• 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 Avandia avandia actos. Notify your doctor immediately ifyou develop nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual fatigue, loss of appetite,yellow skin or eyes, or dark urine avandia actos. These symptoms may be early signs of liverproblems avandia 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 Avandia avandia actos. These may be early symptoms of heart problems avandia actos.
• Avandia usually does not cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) avandia actos. However,hypoglycemia may occur as a result of skipped meals, excessive exercise, oralcohol consumption while taking Avandia avandia actos. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia,which include headache, drowsiness, weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating,tremor, and nausea avandia actos. Carry hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodesof low blood sugar avandia actos.
What is Avandia?
• Avandia is an antihyperglycemic agent avandia actos. It helps the body respond betterto insulin and it reduces the amount of sugar produced by the liver avandia actos. It canhelp control blood sugar levels avandia actos.
• Avandia is used, along with diet and exercise, in the treatment of non-insulin-dependentdiabetes mellitus (type II diabetes) avandia actos. Avandia 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 avandia actos.
• Avandia may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide avandia actos.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking Avandia?
• Do not take Avandia without first talking to your doctor if you haveliver disease avandia 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 avandia actos.
• You may not be able to take Avandia, or you may need a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove avandia actos.
• Treatment with Avandia may cause resumption of fertility by allowingfor the return of ovulation (production of eggs) in certain women with insulinresistance who were not ovulating before treatment with Avandia avandia actos. Therefore,pregnancy may occur and birth control may be a consideration avandia actos.
• Avandia is in the FDA pregnancy category C avandia actos. This means that it is notknown whether Avandia will harm an unborn baby avandia actos. Generally, insulin is the drugof choice for controlling diabetes during pregnancy avandia actos. Do not take Avandia withoutfirst talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant duringtreatment avandia actos.
• It is not known whether Avandia passes into breast milk avandia actos. Do not takeAvandia without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby avandia actos.
• The safety and effectiveness of Avandia have not been established forchildren avandia actos.
How should I take Avandia?
• Take Avandia exactly as directed by your doctor avandia actos. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou avandia actos.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water avandia actos.
• Avandia can be taken with or without food or meals avandia actos.
• It is important to take Avandia regularly to get the most benefit avandia actos.
• Your doctor may want you to have blood or urine tests or other medicalevaluations during treatment with Avandia to monitor blood sugar levels, liverfunction, or other factors avandia 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 Avandia avandia actos. Notify your doctor immediately ifyou develop nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual fatigue, loss of appetite,yellow skin or eyes, or dark urine avandia actos. These symptoms may be early signs of liverproblems avandia actos.
• Although Avandia does not usually cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar),hypoglycemia may result from skipped meals, excessive exercise, or alcohol consumption avandia actos. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, which include headache, drowsiness,weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating, tremor, and nausea avandia actos. Carry a pieceof hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodes of low blood sugar avandia actos.
• Store Avandia at room temperature away from moisture and heat avandia actos.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember avandia actos. If you do not rememberuntil the next day, skip the dose you missed and take only your next regularlyscheduled dose avandia actos. Do not take a double dose avandia actos.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention avandia actos.
• Symptoms of a Avandia overdose are not known avandia actos.
What should I avoid while taking Avandia?
• Follow your diet, medication, and exercise routines very closely avandia actos. Changingany of these factors can affect your blood sugar levels avandia actos.
• Avoid alcohol avandia actos. It lowers blood sugar and may interfere with your diabetestreatment avandia actos.
• Tell your doctor and dentist that you are taking this medication beforeyou undergo any surgery avandia actos.
• Do not take any over-the-counter cough, cold, allergy, pain, or weight-lossmedications without first talking to your doctor avandia actos.
What are the possible side effects of Avandia?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingAvandia 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 avandia 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 Avandia avandia actos. These may be early symptoms of heart problems avandia actos.
• Although Avandia does not usually cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar),hypoglycemia may result from skipped meals, excessive exercise, or alcohol consumption avandia actos. Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, which include headache, drowsiness,weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating, tremor, and nausea avandia actos. Carry a pieceof hard candy or glucose tablets with you to treat episodes of low blood sugar avandia actos.
• Other less serious side effects may also occur avandia actos. Continue to take Avandiaand talk to your doctor if you experience:
· headache; or
· sore throat, nasal discharge, or cold symptoms avandia actos.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur avandia actos. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome avandia actos.
What other drugs will affect Avandia?
• No drugs have been reported to interact with Avandia although interactionsmay exist avandia actos. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescriptionor over-the-counter medicines, including herbal products avandia actos.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Avandia written forhealth professionals that you may read avandia actos.
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