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Pioglitazone is an oral diabetes medicine that help control blood sugar levels. It is for people with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes and is sometimes used in combination with insulin or other medications, but it is not for treating type 1 diabetes. Brand name is Actos.
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
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| Diabetes Type 2 | 52 | 11 |
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| Other | 7 | 2 |
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| Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) | 4 | 2 |
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| ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | 4 | 4 |
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| High Cholesterol | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Diabetes Type 1 | 2 | 0 |
See all 72 patients currently taking Pioglitazone
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Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Pioglitazone
| Weight gain | 6 | |
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| Kidney damage | 1 | |
| Future risk of lung cancer | 1 |
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Doctor's advice | 6 | ||
| Side effects too severe | 5 | ||
| Personal research | 4 | ||
| Course of treatment ended | 3 | ||
| Did not seem to work | 2 | ||
| Expense | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 |
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Pioglitazone
Always |
16 | 84% |
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Usually |
3 | 16% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Pioglitazone
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
3 | 16% |
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Not at all |
16 | 84% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Pioglitazone
$200+ |
1 | 7% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
1 | 7% |
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$25-49 |
3 | 20% |
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< $25 |
10 | 67% |
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Report created on May 28, 2012.