Recently Answered Questions on Pioglitazone

Is it safe to take Pioglitazone? (asking for mother, her bladder was removed during a surgery). I heard its not good.

Best substitute medicine for pioglitazone 15mg.. with same efficacy and low side effects.. I'm using pioglitazone 15 combination with glimepride and metformin but when I use this combination I'm getting urination frequently as drop by drop when I drop pioglitazone and continue glimepride and metformin 500mg i don't feel that sensation. So i want substitute for pioglitazone combination

Could a non diabetic /Pre-diabetic with high sugar take Pioglitazone to reduce blood glucose levels? Or is it a prescription medicine to treat/manage diabetics?

Mrs Bhave. Given pioglitazone tabs once a day first time. Does it cause acidity or foodpipe burning sensation

Does voglibose 0.2mg and pioglitazone 15mg has same function or not, i have taken pioglitazone combination with metformin, but i feel frequently urination my phisician has changed to voglibose 0.2mg with same combination. Which is effective and which has lesser serious side effects

I'm having diabetic past 9 years recently my doctor changed my course that he suggested now pioglitazone and metformin combination, but I've heard from few known duty doctors that it causes side effects and sometimes it leads to urinary cancer, is it suggestable to use this pioglitazone combination or i need to go to my doctor for change the course

My mother was taking metformin gliclazide and pioglitazone triple drug combination since many years. Simultaneously she was also taking nebivolol and hydrochlorothiazide combination. So there is no edema developed due to pioglitazone because of hydrochlorothiazide medicine is running. But 6 months ago endocrinologist has changed medicine from nebi H to Nebi . Then my mother has developed swelling and edema in legs. Creatinine is normal Echo is normal Venous doplar both legs are normal Ddimer is normal Tsh is normal Hb1ac 6.7 So he  changed treatment like below Pioglitazone is  stopped and metformin and gliclazide is continue and sitagliptin is added. Nebivolol is stopped and chlorthalidone 6.5 mg is added. Today we have done CXR It's showing bilateral prominent bronchovascular markings Do we need to worry sir Because there are few cases reported that pioglitazone can cause pulmonary edema. Prominent bronchovascular markings is due to pulmonary edema? do we need to any further test ?

I have a query regarding the medicines used for diabetis ie pioglitazone and voglibose. Initially I was prescribed voglibose along with sulphonylurea, later another doctor prescribed replaced voglibose with pioglitazone along sulphonylurea. I need to know which one is best/efficiency at high or low dose and with less side effects. I heard pioglitazone is banned in india. please suggest my query

Is Pioglitazone hydrochloride 15 mg and metformin hydrochloride 500 mg safe for diabetic who are taking insulin twice a day, is there any heart failure side effects, if no then why pioglitazone drug banned once in India.

Can I use substitute medicine for piozmf 15 ...is there any side effects will come if I use metformin500mg+pioglitazone 15mg instead of piozmf15.. Also can I use telgard 40 instead of temistran 40 which is a substitute...