Prescribing Information, including Boxed WARNING                          For Healthcare Professionals
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION for AVANDIA® (rosiglitazone maleate)
AVANDIA can cause or worsen heart failure. If you have severe heart failure (very poor pumping ability of the heart), you cannot be started on AVANDIA (see Boxed WARNING).
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AVANDIA rosiglitazone maleate | Diabetes Medication
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Why Choose AVANDIA

Like any medicine, AVANDIA isn't right for everyone. Talk to your doctor about the possible benefits and risks of taking AVANDIA. Read the Medication Guide and Important Safety Information for AVANDIA. For some people, though, like those who need more than one medicine to help treat their diabetes in different ways, it may be the right treatment choice. If AVANDIA is right for you, join the AVANDIA Savings Program to get a 30-day trial and up to $25 off your next three refills.

Your doctor may prescribe AVANDIA alone or with other diabetes medicines - but taking AVANDIA with insulin or nitrates is not recommended. If your blood sugar is uncontrolled despite your best efforts, your doctor may add AVANDIA as part of your diabetes treatment plan to help lower your blood sugar levels.

The longer you have type 2 diabetes, the less likely it is that just one medicine will help you reach your blood sugar goals. Switching to a different medicine may not work as well as adding a second (or third) medicine to what you're already taking. That's why your doctor may prescribe AVANDIA with your current medicine.

To help you and your doctor decide if AVANDIA might be right for you, fill out the “Is AVANDIA Right for Me?” form and read the Medication Guide and Important Safety Information for AVANDIA.

* Individual results may vary.

 

*Only your doctor can decide if AVANDIA is right for you. AVANDIA is not right for everyone.
Taking AVANDIA with insulin or nitrates is not recommended.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION for AVANDIA® (rosiglitazone maleate)

AVANDIA can cause or worsen heart failure. If you have severe heart failure (very poor pumping ability of the heart) you cannot be started on AVANDIA. AVANDIA is also not recommended if you have heart failure with symptoms (such as shortness of breath or swelling), even if these symptoms are not severe.

AVANDIA may increase your risk of other heart problems that occur when there is reduced blood flow to the heart, such as chest pain (angina) or heart attack (myocardial infarction). This risk appeared higher in patients taking medicines called nitrates or insulin.

If you have chest pain or a feeling of chest pressure, you should seek immediate medical attention, regardless of what diabetes medicines you are taking. If you take AVANDIA, tell your doctor right away if you have swollen legs or ankles, a rapid increase in weight or difficulty breathing, or unusual tiredness; experience changes in vision; become pregnant.

Before taking AVANDIA, review your medical history and tell your doctor if you:

Women taking AVANDIA should know that AVANDIA may increase the risk of pregnancy. More fractures have been observed in women taking AVANDIA. Other possible side effects of AVANDIA include anemia and hypoglycemia. Your doctor should do blood tests to check your liver before you start AVANDIA and during treatment as needed.

Prescription AVANDIA, along with diet and exercise, helps improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

For more information about AVANDIA, please see Medication Guide and full Prescribing Information, including Boxed WARNING.