Drug details

Duetact (pioglitazone hydrochloride and glimepiride tablets)

type of Antidiabetics, Sulfonylureas/Thiazolidinediones

Duetact (pioglitazone hydrochloride and glimepiride) Tablets are a combination of two oral antihyperglycemic agents used to control blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes who do not use daily insulin injections.

The drug is often used to treat Type 2 diabetes .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• upper stomach pain,
• loss of appetite,
• dark urine,
• vomiting,
• fever,
• tiredness,
• yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
• sore throat,
• burning eyes,
• skin pain,
• red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling,
• painful or difficult urination,
• changes in your vision,
• rapid weight gain
• pink or red urine,
• new or worsening urge to urinate,
• swelling in your legs or feet, and
• pink or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling,
• sudden unusual pain in your hand, arm, or foot,
• shortness of breath (even while laying down),

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

• Precose (acarbose)
• Actoplus MET, Actoplus MET XR (pioglitazone hcl and metformin hcl)
• Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride)
• Amaryl Tablets (glimepiride)
• Avandamet (rosiglitazone maleate and metformin hcl)
• Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate)
• Byetta (exenatide injection)
• Glucotrol (glipizide)
• Glucotrol XL (glipizide extended release)
• Glucophage, Glucophage XR (metformin hcl)
• Glucovance (glyburide and metformin)
• Novolin N (insulin isophane)
• Janumet (sitagliptin metformin hcl)
• Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate)
• Starlix Tablet (nateglinide)
• Symlin (pramlintide acetate injection)
• Prandin (repaglinide)