The first generic version of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s diabetes drug, Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride), has been approved by the FDA. US-based Mylan Pharmaceuticals gained FDA approval for 15 ...

You may need to avoid some type 2 diabetes medications if you have certain conditions. For example, thiazolidinediones (Actos) aren’t recommended for people with liver problems or a history of ...

Pioglitazone (Actos) is an example of a thiazolidinedione ... The liver both stores and produces glucose. Some type 2 diabetes medications limit the liver’s ability to release glucose ...

Existing drugs lose their effectiveness over time, and side effects limit compliance. Beyond the GLP1 analogues and DPP4 inhibitors, the diabetes pipeline ... and although Actos sales have ...

By targeting insulin resistance, the members of the thiazolidinedione class of oral antihyperglycemic medications ... of type 2 diabetes: pioglitazone hydrochloride (Actos; Takeda Pharmaceuticals ...