Avandia (rosiglitazone) Alcohol, Food & Lifestyle Interactions

There are 2 food and lifestyle interactions with Avandia (rosiglitazone) which include:

thiazolidinediones - edema

Thiazolidinediones can cause dose-related edema. Therapy with thiazolidinediones should be administered cautiously in patients at risk for congestive heart failure as well as those with fluid overload or other conditions that may be adversely affected by excess fluid such as hypertension. Patients should be monitored for signs and symptoms of heart failure such as dyspnea, swelling of legs or ankles, and weight gain.

thiazolidinediones - weight gain

Thiazolidinediones can cause dose-related weight gain, which may be undesirable in obese patients attempting to lose weight. The mechanism of weight gain is unclear but probably involves a combination of fluid retention and fat accumulation. In postmarketing experience with rosiglitazone, there have been reports of unusually rapid increases in weight and increases in excess of that generally observed in clinical trials. Patients who experience such increases should be assessed for fluid retention and volume-related events such as excessive edema and congestive heart failure.

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Avandia (rosiglitazone) drug Interactions

There are 113 drug interactions with Avandia (rosiglitazone)

Avandia (rosiglitazone) disease Interactions

There are 8 disease interactions with Avandia (rosiglitazone) which include:

Myocardial Infarction Chf Edema Liver Disease

Premenopausal Anovulation Type I Diabetes Weight Gain Anemia

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