rosiglitazone
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rosiglitazone
[ro-sig-lit´ah-zōn]an antidiabetic agent that increases insulin sensitivity, used orally as the maleate salt in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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rosiglitazone
(rō′sĭ-glĭt′ə-zōn′)n.
A thiazolidinedione drug, C18H19N3O3S, used in its maleate form to treat type 2 diabetes.
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rosiglitazone
Avandia® Therapeutics A thiazolidinedione used in Pts with type 2 DM to ↑ the efficiency with which the body uses insulin Adverse effects Flu-like Sx, headache, weight gain Contraindications CHFMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
rosiglitazone
A THIAZOLIDINEDIONE drug used to control HYPERGLYCAEMIA in patients with Type 2 DIABETES. It reduces insulin resistance and has been found capable of restoring normoglycaemia and reducing the incidence of Type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose rolerance or impaired fasting glucose levels, or both.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005