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is a drug of the thiazolidinedione class which is pretty recent. It's used on it's own or in combination with additional medicine including the hormone insulin for the treatment of type two diabetes. The medicine reduces blood sugar levels and increases the body's level of sensitivity to insulin. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Actos in 1999.
Type-2 diabetes presently effects nearly twenty million Americans. It is a condition that involves high blood sugar levels due to the body's inability to effectively use insulin. If the condition is left untreated, it can lead to blindness, kidney complications, and heart problems, and bladder cancer.
Soon after the authorization of Actos, an additional thiazolidinedione called Rezulin, was taken down from the shelves because several reports came out about people who developed deadly liver disease after taking the drug.
Actos Considerations You Have to Be Careful For
More cases came forward after individuals took Actos or Avandia and developed congestive heart failure which pushed the American Diabetes Association(ADA) and the American Heart Association to release an alert for diabetics using Actos given that they were at an increased risk of getting heart disease and bladder cancer.
The FDA recently issued a new notice according to its review of information from a continuous clinical study which showed Actos elevated the risk of people developing bladder cancer following using the medicine for more than a year. Because of this, the FDA required the makers of Actos to release and now include a black box warning (greatest and strongest label change) about the serious risks associated with use of the medicine.
Currently, the FDA is still looking at trials to determine whether further actions, such as a recall, is needed. There are many side effects connected with Actos. You should find medical attention if you experience:
• shortness of breath or trouble breathing • chest pain • extreme fatigue • unusual heartbeat • dilated neck veins • swelling of face, fingers, feet, or lower legs • reduced urine output • an increase in weight
Currently, the FDA is advising doctors not to use Actos in patients with bladder cancer. Affected individuals should speak with his or her medical doctor concerning any problems they might have.
The FDA says diabetes patients should also inform their physician if they're experiencing symptoms of bladder cancer including
• Blood in the Urine • Pain During Urination • Frequent Urination • Sense of Having to Urinate With no Results
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