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Page values for "Pioglitazone"

"Medicines" values

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FieldField typeValue
genericStringPioglitazone
brandStringActos
structureFile
classesList of String, delimiter: ,[[:Category:Thiazolidinediones|Thiazolidinedione (TZD)]] [[:Category:Antihyperglycemic_agents|Antihyperglycemic agent]] [[:Category:PPAR_gamma_agonists|PPAR-γ agonist]]
mechanismString
usesString'"`UNIQ--vote-00000822-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000823-QINU`"'
starting_doseString15-30 mg PO once daily; titrate to 45 mg
preparationsString15, 30, 45 mg tablets
fda_maxString45 mg/d
pill_idText
routesList of String, delimiter: ,Oral
onsetStringHbA1c effect at 12-16 weeks (slower than other classes)
durationString24 hours
halflifeString~3-7 hours (parent); 16-24 hours including active metabolites'"`UNIQ--ref-00000824-QINU`"'
bioavailabilityStringHigh (oral; absorption not affected by food)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000825-QINU`"'
pregnancyStringLimited data; switch to insulin where feasible.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup>
legalString[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries a '''Boxed Warning''' for heart failure (do not initiate in NYHA III/IV; can precipitate or worsen HF in any patient)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000826-QINU`"'