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Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin 2001;39:65-68; doi:10.1136/dtb.2001.39965
Copyright © 2001 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

{blacktriangledown}Pioglitazone and {blacktriangledown}rosiglitazone for diabetes

Relevant BNF section: 6.1.2.3

&#9660Pioglitazone* (Actos - Takeda) and &#9660rosiglitazone* (Avandia - GlaxoSmithKline) belong to a new class of oral antidiabetic medicines (the glitazones or thiazolidinediones). Both are licensed in the UK for "oral combination treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in [narrowly defined groups of] patients with insufficient glycaemic control despite maximal tolerated dose of oral monotherapy with either metformin or a sulphonylurea". They are not licensed for use as monotherapy, in combination with insulin, or as part of triple therapy with metformin or a sulphonylurea. What can pioglitazone and rosiglitazone offer in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes?


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