Who should not take Pioglitazone-Glimepiride?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- an infection
- low blood sugar
- liver problems
- fever
- a broken bone
- cancer of the bladder
- chronic heart failure
- sudden and serious symptoms of heart failure called acute decompensated heart failure
- bloody urine
- visible water retention
- macular edema
- a condition where the adrenal glands produce less hormones called Addison's disease
- a type of blood disorder where the red blood cells burst called hemolytic anemia
- a body temperature higher than 101 degrees Fahrenheit
- weakened patient
- dysreflexia
- pituitary hormone deficiency
- hepatic porphyria
- alcohol use disorder
- decreased kidney function
- a patient who is producing milk and breastfeeding
- glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
Allergies:
- Sulfonylureas
- Pioglitazone
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