Generic Actos Pioglitazone hydrochloride 30mg

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Actos

What Actos is used for?
Actos is used for 2 type diabetes treatment. It should be combined with special diet and trainings. It can be also used together with other anti-diabetic medicines.
Actos belong to the group of  thiazolidinedione antidiabetic medicines. The action of the drug is decreasing of sugar produced in blood, so it makes the body cells more sensitive to insulin effect.

When Actos cannot be prescribed?
Actos is not prescribed for people, who have allergy to the components of the drug, moderate or strong heart failure, type 1 diabetes, liver problems earlier, including jaundice, which occurred after the treating with medicine troglitazone.
If you have any of these states, contact your doctor or the pharmacist in the drugstore.
 

What should you know before taking Actos?
Actos can sometimes interact with other medicines. If you have any special conditions listed below, consult your doctor or health provider:
You are planning to become pregnant ot you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
You take any medicines, prescribed or not, or any herbal preparations.
You have allergies to any components of Actos or any other medicines.
You have serious problems connected with diabetes (e.g.  diabetic ketoacidosis).
You had liver problems, heart problems, abnormal liver function analises, problems with eyes or vision.
You have swelling problems (e.g. edema).
Several drugs can interact with Actos. If you take any medicine, inform your doctor or pharmacist in the drugstore. There is a list of medicine which may interact with Actos:
Gemfibrozil, insulin, or oral antidiabetic medicines (eg, glipizide), because it can increase the level of blood sugar.
Rifampin can lower the effect of Actos, which affects the blood sugar.
Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin) effectiveness can be lower and the side effects can be higher by Actos.
This list can be not complete, so you have to consult your doctor if any of the medicines you take may interact with Actos. Also consult your health provider if you stop taking medicines, start or change the dosage.

How should Actos be taken?
The doctor will inform you how to use Actos. Ask your pharmacist in the drugstore for direct instructions of Actos usage.
Actos is used orally, regardless to food.
If you feel better go on taking Actos anyway. Take Actos every day at the same time, it will help you not to miss the dose.
Take the pill just when you reminded, if you missed the dose. But if it's time for taking the next dose, skip the missed pill and continue taking the medicine according to your regime. Never double the dose.
If you have any questions about Actos use, consult your doctor or drugstore provider.

What should be known about Actos?
If you have diabetes, carry your ID card which informs about it always.
For best results of Actos treatment a special diet is necessary, as well as physical trainings, regular blood tests. Your doctor will propose you special diet and exercises.
When you have stress, injury, infections, fever or surgery, it can make the blood control difficult. Your doctor will tell you how to control your blood sugar level if such conditions occur. Only your doctor can change the dose of the medicine.
Use only recommended dose of the medicine.
If you use Actos together with insulin or other diabetic medicine, it can decrease the level of your blood sugar level. If you have low blood sugar you can feel  anxious, sweaty, weak, dizzy, drowsy, or faint. Sometimes you can feel that your heart beats faster, you vision changes, you can have headache, chills or tremors or you can feel hunger. You should use a reliable source of sugar (e.g. tablets or gel) for low blood sugar treatment. If you cannot do this, you should eat or drink more sugar like candies, juice, non-diet soda. It will help to raise the level of your blood sugar. You must eat meals at the same time every day, you don't have to be hungry.
If you are a woman and do not ovulate but don't have menopause, Actos can cause ovulation. You have to use additional birth control when using Actos.
Before receiving any medical or dental care, emergency care or surgery, inform your doctor that you take Actos.
Bladder cancer can be associated with Actos treatment. You should discuss all the risks with your doctor.
While using Actos different tests, such as blood sugar, hemoglobin A, eye  tests, liver can be necessary.
You should consult your doctor about the risks of taking Actos if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. It's unknown if Actos components occur in breast milk, so you'd better not breast-feed when using the medicine.

What side effects can occur?
 Actos can cause side effects as many other medicines, but usually they are weak, or you may not feel at all. There is a list of common side effects, which can occur and which you should inform your doctor about:
Headache; muscle aches; sore throat; weight gain.
If severe side effects occur, such as: Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); blurred vision or other vision changes; symptoms of heart failure (eg, shortness of breath; sudden unexplained weight gain; swelling of the hands, ankles, or feet); symptoms of liver problems (eg, dark urine; yellowing of the skin or eyes; unexplained nausea, vomiting, or loss of appetite; stomach pain); symptoms of low blood sugar (eg, anxiety, increased sweating, dizziness or drowsiness, headache, chills, tremors, increased hunger); unusual tiredness or weakness, ask for immediate medical help.