Written by Actos is used to treat type 2 diabetes
(also known as non insulin-dependent diabetes).
It can be used on its own (monotherapy) in patients (particularly those who are overweight)who cannot use metformin (an antidiabetic medicine).
It can be used together with one other antidiabetic medicine (dual therapy). It can be added to metformin in patients (particularly those who are overweight) who are not satisfactorily controlled on metformin used on its own and at the maximum tolerated dose. Alternatively, it can be added to a sulphonylurea (another antidiabetic medicine) in patients for whom metformin isn’t suitable and who are not satisfactorily controlled with the sulphonylurea used
on its own at the maximum tolerated dose.
It can be used together with two other antidiabetic medicines, metformin and a sulphonylurea, as triple therapy in patients (particularly those who are overweight) who are not satisfactorily controlled with these two medicines.
It can be used together with insulin in patients who are not satisfactorily controlled with insulin alone and cannot take metformin.
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