A pooled analysis of data from two randomised trials comparing vitamin E versus placebo, and the placebo group from another trial comparing vitamin E use versus non-use, demonstrates that the efficacy of vitamin E is comparable to other treatments for NASH,
including pioglitazone, metformin and obeticholic acid.
Not exact matches
Some medications used for diabetes
include glimepiride (Amaryl), glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase PresTab, Micronase), insulin,
pioglitazone (Actos), rosiglitazone (Avandia), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), glipizide (Glucotrol), tolbutamide (Orinase), and others.
Concern over possible side effects from Actos, technically named
pioglitazone,
including bladder cancer, has been the basis for lawsuits against the drug manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
This generic will come with the same warnings as Actos,
including one stressing that
pioglitazone may cause or exacerbate heart failure or up the risk of bladder cancer.