Rosiglitazone

Pharm Company: * DR REDDYS LABS INC
Category: Diabetes

Rosiglitazone (trade name Avandia) is an antidiabetic drug in the thiazolidinedione class. It works as an insulin sensitizer, by binding to the PPAR in fat cells and making the cells more responsive to insulin. It is marketed by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as a stand-alone drug or for use in combination with metformin or with glimepiride. First released in 1999, annual sales peaked at approximately $2.5-billion in 2006; however, following a meta-analysis in 2007 that link... [wikipedia]

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Dosage List

Rosiglitazone 2 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0143-9973
Labeler:
West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp
Rosiglitazone 4 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0143-9974
Labeler:
West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp
Rosiglitazone 8 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0143-9975
Labeler:
West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp
Avandia 2 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0173-0861
Labeler:
Glaxosmithkline LLC
Avandia 4 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0173-0863
Labeler:
Glaxosmithkline LLC
Avandia 8 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0173-0864
Labeler:
Glaxosmithkline LLC
Rosiglitazone Maleate
NDC: 53873-007
Labeler:
Glaxosmithkline Inc
Rosiglitazone Maleate
NDC: 53873-008
Labeler:
Glaxosmithkline Inc
Rosiglitazone Maleate
NDC: 53873-009
Labeler:
Glaxosmithkline Inc

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