glitazones

Some existing diabetes drugs of the class known as glitazones, or thiazolidinediones, have been shown to increase the quantity of brown fat in rats and to stimulate the formation of human brown fat cells in the lab.

Signs of the Times 2009

There are newer diabetes drugs in a class called glitazones, which include Takeda's Actos or pioglitazone, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia, or rosiglitazone.

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When I fill in at retail drugstores, I see a lot of generic metformin and glyburide dispensed (not so many 'glitazones' even from last year).

OnThePharm 2008

When I fill in at retail drugstores, I see a lot of generic metformin and glyburide dispensed (not so many 'glitazones' even from last year).

OnThePharm 2008

When I fill in at retail drugstores, I see a lot of generic metformin and glyburide dispensed (not so many 'glitazones' even from last year).

OnThePharm 2008

AACE Vice President Daniel Einhorn, said a more aggressive approach to treating high risk patients might include use of metformin, oral glitazones, glucagon and some other drugs used to treat diabetes.

Group calls for aggressive treatment of prediabetes 2009

The drugs included metformin, long one of the standard diabetes medicines, insulin and a class of drugs known informally as glitazones that includes GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Avandia.

Part of a Major Diabetes Study Is Halted 2008

Moreover, the generic version of the drug costs just $38 to $60 per month compared with $142 to $262 for each of the glitazones.

Older drugs work best for diabetes 2007

Those drugs, called sulfonylureas, pose fewer heart risks than the glitazones, and their generic versions cost less as well.

Older drugs work best for diabetes 2007

Or ask your doctor about exenatide (Byetta) and sitagliptin (Januvia), new drugs that might be safer than the glitazones.

Older drugs work best for diabetes 2007