Oral Diabetes Drugs and Women's Fractures

Filed in archive Bone Health , Diabetes by Gloria Gamat on December 11, 2008

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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).

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Bone as Therapeutic Target for Type 2 Diabetes - 10 August 2007
Common Diabetes Drugs Double Risk of Women's Fractures - 09 December 2008

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Response from: Delicious Monster (12/11/08 9:21pm)

timely info

Response from: Ajlouny (12/25/08 2:35am)

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.