5th June 2007
I got switched from Avandia today, $52 for Actos compared to $30 for Avandia, that sucks.
Part of me wonders if the whole Thiazolidinedione class of drug is safe. Out of the 3 marketed drugs in the class 1 has been withdrawn because of the side effects and 1 has a health warning because of the side effects. True, the withdrawn one whose name escapes me was because of major liver problems rather than heart ones but it just feels like the class as a whole can't do the job without causing serious problems to other areas. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if some study in the next few years finds problems with Actos.
Part of me wonders if the whole Thiazolidinedione class of drug is safe. Out of the 3 marketed drugs in the class 1 has been withdrawn because of the side effects and 1 has a health warning because of the side effects. True, the withdrawn one whose name escapes me was because of major liver problems rather than heart ones but it just feels like the class as a whole can't do the job without causing serious problems to other areas. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if some study in the next few years finds problems with Actos.