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A 36-year-old male asked:

Is actos (pioglitazone) still on the market?

3 doctor answers4 doctors weighed in
Dr. (Liz)Phuong Tran
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Yes: Actos (pioglitazone) is still availabe.
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Dr. Vladimir Grebennikov
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
Yes, it is : Unfortunately, Actos (pioglitazone) remains the only tzd still on market. Good news, it is less likely to be prescibed to you or any other patient, especially by endocrinology specialist.
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Dr. Alan Ali
Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Actos (pioglitazone): Yes, it is still used for type 2 diabetes.
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Is actos (pioglitazone) still ok to take?

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Dr. Bac Nguyen
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Benefit vs risk..: Like any other medicine in use, consider benefit vs risk--same as driving a car (getting to places faster with risk of accident/breakdown etc..). Currently the biggest concern for people is the risk of bladder cancer on long-term use (40% increase/yr: from 7/10000 to 10/10000 cases). The percentage is big, but absolute is still small. There are alternatives! so, consult doc. Good luck.
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