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Piodar is indicated for:
Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
Pioglitazone is taken once a day, with or without food. Antidiabetic treatment should be tailored to the individual patient. In patients whose blood sugar is not adequately controlled with diet and exercise alone, Pioglitazone may be started on its own at 15 mg or 30 mg once daily. If the response to this starting dose is inadequate, the dose can be increased up to 45 mg once daily. If a patient still does not respond adequately to Pioglitazone alone, combination therapy should be considered. The maximum recommended daily dose is 45 mg. Doses above 45 mg have not been studied in placebo-controlled clinical trials, and no placebo-controlled trials of more than 30 mg once daily have been carried out when Pioglitazone is used in combination with other medicines.
Side Effects
In placebo-controlled clinical trials of Diatus taken on its own at doses of 7.5 mg, 15 mg, 30 mg or 45 mg once daily, the most commonly reported side effects were upper respiratory tract infection (13.2%), headache (9.1%), sinusitis (6.3%), muscle pain (myalgia, 5.4%), tooth problems (5.3%) and sore throat (pharyngitis, 5.1%).
Cautions & Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
Diatus lowers blood glucose only when insulin is present. For this reason, it must not be used in Type 1 diabetes or to treat diabetic ketoacidosis. Caution is needed when Diatus is combined with other antidiabetic medicines and in patients with impaired liver function. Liver enzymes should be checked regularly.
Contraindications
Pioglitazone should not be used in anyone known to be allergic (hypersensitive) to pioglitazone or to any other ingredient in the product.