Oral Diabetes Drugs and Women’s Fractures
Do you have type 2 diabetes? Are you taking the oral diabetes drugs rosiglitazone or pioglitazone?
Well new reports have linked such diabetes drug to increased risk of fractures in women taking them. You may have to discuss stuff with your doctor especially if you already have a weak bone health.
In the market, rosiglitazone is available as Avandia(TM) (product of GLAXOSMITHKLINE) while pioglitazone is available as Actos(TM) (product of Takeda Pharmaceuticals).
Category: Bone Health, Diabetes
December 11th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
timely info
December 25th, 2008 at 12:35 am
Why are these drugs given out, if there is metphormin on the market for type 2? Why risk taking something that has been even a small percentage of hurting you.