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Administer 15 to 30 min before each meal.
Administer 15 to 30 min before each meal.
Give in divided doses within 15 min prior to meals.
Administer with first bite of each main meal; dosage should be gradually increased as tolerated
over several weeks.
Indicated as an adjunct treatment in patients taking prandial insulin who have not
achieved desired glucose control. Frequent monitoring of blood glucose levels is required
to titrate dosage. Contraindicated in patients with hypoglycemia unawareness or
gastroparesis.
Adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with T2DM.
Should be taken with a meal and liquid.
Adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with T2DM.
Taken with food within two hours after waking in the morning.
Administer with or without food.
Replacing pioglitazone and metformin if
taken separately as combination therapy, or if
uncontrolled on pioglitazone or metformin
alone.
Administer in divided doses with meals
to reduce GI side effects associated with
metformin.
Causes or exacerbates CHF in some
patients. If signs and symptoms of
CHF develop, treat accordingly
and discontinue pioglitazone.
Contraindicated in NYHA Class III or
IV CHF.
Replacing pioglitazone and SU if taken
separately as combination therapy, or if
uncontrolled on pioglitazone or SU alone.
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