Actos
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- Prescription status not stated
- Digestion, stomach, diabetes and nutrition
- Active substance
- Pioglitazone
- Made by
- CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
What it is for
- Pioglitazone 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 maximal tolerated dose of 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. Pioglitazone is also indicated for combination with insulin in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients with insufficient glycaemic control on insulin for whom metformin is inappropriate because of contraindications or intolerance.
From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.
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United StatesNo exact match for this strength and form
BulgariaNo exact match for this strength and form
SpainNo exact match for this strength and form
CanadaNo exact match for this strength and form
NetherlandsNo exact match for this strength and form
SwitzerlandNo exact match for this strength and form
Details
| Made by | CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Pioglitazone |
| Used in | Digestion, stomach, diabetes and nutrition |
| Classification | A10BG03 · Digestion, stomach, diabetes and nutrition |
| Authorised on | 2000-10-13 |
| Last updated by the regulator | 2023-08-28 |
| EMA product number | EMEA/H/C/000285 |
Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician
Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA). Product information as published by EMA. Reuse terms: EMA legal notice (reproduction authorised).
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.