الاّثار الجانبية
Side effects due to glimepiride:
Hypoglycemia, dizziness, headache, nausea, increased serum ALT, flu-like symptoms, agranulocytosis, alopecia, anaphylaxis, angioedema, aplastic anemia, cholestatic jaundice, diarrhea, disulfiram-like reaction, dysgeusia, dyspnea, erythema, gastrointestinal pain, hemolytic anemia, hepatic failure, hepatic insufficiency, hepatic porphyria, hepatitis, hypersensitivity, hypersensitivity angiitis, hyponatremia, hypotension, immune thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, maculopapular rash, morbilliform rash, pancytopenia, porphyria cutanea tarda, pruritus, shock, skin photosensitivity, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, thrombocytopenia, urticaria, vomiting and weight gain.
Side effects due to pioglitazone:
-Pioglitazone may increase the risk of bladder carcinoma, thiazolidinediones (TZDs) may increase the risk of bone fractures, pioglitazone has been with associated with an increased risk of cardiac failure and acute hepatic failure has been reported with pioglitazone.
-Edema, hypoglycemia, upper respiratory tract infection, cardiac failure, headache, back pain, bone fracture, myalgia, pharyngitis, sinusitis, bladder carcinoma, increased serum alanine aminotransferase, increased creatine phosphokinase in blood specimen, decreased serum triglycerides, increased HDL cholesterol, weight gain and decreased hemoglobin.
نصائح احترازية
-Should not be given to patients suffering from hypersensitivity to glimepiride or pioglitazone.
-Thiazolidinediones, including pioglitazone, may cause or exacerbate heart failure (HF); closely monitor for signs and symptoms of heart failure (eg, rapid weight gain, dyspnea, edema), particularly after initiation or dose increases.
-Not for use in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis or patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
-Use with caution in preexisting anemia (pioglitazone is associated with decreases in hemoglobin and hematocrit and increasing plasma volume).
-Avoid use of pioglitazone in patients with active bladder cancer.
-In case of patients who has undergone bariatric surgery: Use an antidiabetic agent without the potential for hypoglycemia if possible; hypoglycemia may occur after gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy.
-Patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency may be at an increased risk of sulfonylurea-induced hemolytic anemia.
-There is an increased incidence of bone fractures has been observed in females treated with pioglitazone.
-Hepatic failure has been reported with pioglitazone use.
-Macular edema has been reported with thiazolidinedione use, including pioglitazone.
-Use with caution and reduce dosage in patients with renal impairment to avoid hypoglycemia.
-Use with caution in elderly patients because, are more likely to develop hypoglycemia.
-In case of over dose be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much and when it happened, and seek immediate medical attention. For additional information call us on 16676. Always tell your physician your detailed medical history.