rosiglitazone - EPARs for authorised medicinal products for human use - Avandia

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EPARs for authorised medicinal products for human use - Avandia

Active Substance
rosiglitazone
International Nonproprietary Name or Common Name
rosiglitazone
Pharmaco-therapeutic Group
oral blood glucose lowering drugs, thiazolidinediones
ATC Code
A10BG02

Therapeutic Indication:
Rosiglitazone is indicated in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus:

as monotherapy
-in patients (particularly overweight patients) inadequately controlled by diet and exercise for whom metformin is inappropriate because of contraindications or intolerance

as dual oral therapy in combination with
-metformin, in patients (particularly overweight patients) with insufficient glycaemic control despite maximal tolerated dose of monotherapy with metformin
-a sulphonylurea, only in patients who show intolerance to metformin or for whom metformin is contraindicated, with insufficient glycaemic control despite monotherapy with a sulphonylurea

as triple oral therapy in combination with
-metformin and a sulphonylurea, in patients (particularly overweight patients) with insufficient glycaemic control despite dual oral therapy (see section 4.4).


Date of issue of Marketing Authorisation valid throughout the European Union
11 July 2000

Orphan medicinal product designation date
Not applicable


EPARs for authorised medicinal products for human use