Pioglitazone Hydrochloride
Active Ingredients
- Pioglitazone Hydrochloride
Approved Uses *
* Extracted from Drug Label
Brands and Other Names
Show more brandsManufacturers
- American Health Packaging
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc
- Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Actos.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Pioglitazone Hydrochloride Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Pioglitazone Hydrochloride
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Bladder cancer
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 20, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Being checked for bladder cancer after getting symptoms . Anyone else had symptoms ?”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pruritus, Inflammation
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 14, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: My leg become very itchy and when I scratched the skin breaks. My back itches and no topical ointment can provide me any relief. Lumps develops and when I press it, liquid oozes out o...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Oedema
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 15, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Ankle swelling is the worst, but also causes lower legs and feet to swell. I have been on it for approximately 6 months. It won't let me change that field i have taken myself ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Oedema
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 14, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Swollen feet, ankles and legs-- extreme Worked very well; sad about side effects-”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Tom in fdb.rxlist.com on March 27, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“After having tried multiple oral and injectables for my diabetes, the doctor decided to try the Levemir Flextouch. It began working within a couple of days. Prior to initiation of this medicine I ha...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Myalgia, Oedema
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on January 20, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: After being on it for a year I've started with pitting edema in my lower legs,feet and ankles and severe muscle pain. The top of my foot has been so swollen that it hurts to move my toe...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Pruritus, Blood pressure, Oedema, Pain in extremity, Panic attack, Weight increased, Appetite disorder
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on November 11, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... 190-210, was eating light and doing my walkings, on weekends diet was a bit relaxed. But in the 4th and 5th month, caos started, blood pressure was up and dow, start to feeling dizzy, edema on feet, ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Oedema
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on October 29, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Very swollen legs!!! How long does it take to resolve after stopping the actos? ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Sabra in fdb.rxlist.com on August 3, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“I've been a type 2 diabetic for 8 years now and I've never been controlled. I started out on Metformin and then they added Glipizide 4 months ago. After my last A1C I started talking to my Dc about ot...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on May 25, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“I was on Lantus insulin for several years and taking a dose of 35 units a day. My blood sugar levels ran from 80 to 100. Now my provider has made me switch to Levemir and I'm currently taking 60 uni...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Pioglitazone Hydrochloride
Fatigue
“I am 66 years old and have been on Actos for over five years, taking 45mg. Lately I have experienced shortness of breath swelling of ankles and feet, weight gain, anemia and fatique . My primary physic...”
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What is this?Anaemia
“I am 66 years old and have been on Actos for over five years, taking 45mg. Lately I have experienced shortness of breath swelling of ankles and feet, weight gain, anemia and fatique. My primary physic...”
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What is this?Joint Swelling
“I am 66 years old and have been on Actos for over five years, taking 45mg. Lately I have experienced shortness of breath swelling of ankles and feet, weight gain, anemia and fatique. My primary physic...”
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