Drug details

Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate)

type of Antidiabetics, Thiazolidinediones

Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate) is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. Avandia is for people with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Avandia is sometimes used in combination with insulin or other medications, but it is not for treating type 1 diabetes. Avandia is not recommended for use with insulin.

The drug is often used to treat Diabetes .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• headache,
• cough,
• cold symptoms (stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat), or
• back pain.

The following drugs are related to Avandia, either as a replacement or used together:

• Actoplus MET, Actoplus MET XR (pioglitazone hcl and metformin hcl)
• Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride)
• Afrezza (insulin human inhalation powder)
• Tanzeum (albiglutide pen for injection, for subcutaneous use)
• Avandamet (rosiglitazone maleate and metformin hcl)
• Avandaryl (rosiglitazone maleate and glimepiride)
• Baqsimi (glucagon nasal powder)
• Invokana (canagliflozin tablets)
• Diabinese (chlorpropamide)
• DiaBeta (glyburide tablets)
• Duetact (pioglitazone hydrochloride and glimepiride tablets)
• Trulicity (dulaglutide injection, for subcutaneous use)
• Jardiance (empagliflozin tablets)
• Glucotrol (glipizide)
• Glucotrol XL (glipizide extended release)
• GlucaGen (glucagon [rdna origin]) for injection)
• Glucophage, Glucophage XR (metformin hcl)
• Glucovance (glyburide and metformin)
• Glumetza (metformin hcl)
• Glynase PresTab (micronized glyburide tablets)
• Soliqua Injection (insulin glargine and lixisenatide)
• Toujeo (insulin glargine injection for subcutaneous use)
• Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate)
• Jentadueto XR (linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets)
• Tradjenta (linagliptin)
• Onglyza (saxagliptin tablets)

The following supplements are related to Avandia, and may be used together with the drug:

• Magnesium (s.)
• Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Beer (s.)
• Wine (s.)
• Iodine (s.)
• Blond Psyllium (s.)
• Caffeine (s.)
• Capsicum (s.)
• Gamma Linolenic Acid (s.)
• Ginkgo (s.)
• Coffee (s.)
• Glucomannan (s.)
• Guar Gum (s.)
• Oats (s.)
• Soy (s.)
• Xanthan Gum (s.)
• Agaricus Mushroom (s.)
• Alpha-Lipoic Acid (s.)
• Chromium (s.)
• Ginseng, Panax (s.)
• Milk Thistle (s.)
• Prickly Pear Cactus (s.)