E-DRUG: Controversial drugs
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Is the ban on pioglitazone really justifiable?
True there is a possible enhanced bladder cancer risk but adverse effects exist with all alternative
options.
Pioglitazone is a useful add on option for those not responding to
metformin and sulphonamides.The gliptins are much more expensive and also
not without their share of controversy especially with regard to the
pancreas.
Sandeep Saluja
Senior Consultant
Saran Ashram Hospital
Dayalbagh, India.
Sandeep Saluja <doctorsaluja@gmail.com>