Please describe the medication: rosiglitazone?

Diabetes med: This is a pill that can be taken for diabetes. It is not often used anymore, in favor of safer drugs. It goes by the trade name avandia (rosiglitazone). You can read more about it on drug websites like drugs.Com.

Thiazolindinedione: Rosiglitazone is a thiazolidinedione, a class of diabetic medication that acts as a Insulin sensitizer by binding to the ppar receptors of the fat cells. The trade name is avandia (rosiglitazone). As a class effect of the medication, it can cause fluid retention and leads to worsening of congestive heart failure.