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Avandaryl Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
After consultation with a healthcare professional who has considered and advised the patient of the risks and benefits of rosiglitazone, AVANDARYL® is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control when treatment with both rosiglitazone and glimepiride is appropriate in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus who either are:
- already taking rosiglitazone, or
- not already taking rosiglitazone and unable to achieve glycemic control on other diabetes medications and, in consultation with their healthcare provider, have decided n...
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Avandaryl Patient Information: Side Effects
Stop using glimepiride and rosiglitazone and get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;
- swelling or rapid weight gain;
- vision problems;
- chest pain or heavy feeling, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, general ill feeling;
- sudden numbness or weakness, especially on...
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What is Consumer information?
A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.
Avandaryl Consumer Information: Uses
This medication is a combination of two drugs, rosiglitazone and glimepiride. It is used along with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Proper control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke.
You should only begin taking rosiglitazone/glimepiride when other drugs have not worked well or cannot be taken, and you do not wish to take pioglitazone-c...
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