Pioglitazone Hydrochloride

FDA approved drugs -> Active ingredient

EMA approved medicines: Human medicine

EMA approved medicines: Human medicine

EMA approved medicines: Human medicine

FDA approved drugs -> Active ingredient

Warning

H302 (12.3%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]

P203, P264, P264+P265, P270, P280, P301+P317, P305+P351+P338, P318, P330, P337+P317, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)

Aggregated GHS information provided per 57 reports by companies from 16 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Following oral administration, in the fasting state, pioglitazone is first measurable in serum within 30 minutes, with peak concentrations observed within 2 hours. Food slightly delays the time to peak serum concentration to 3 to 4 hours, but does not alter the extent of absorption.

Pioglitazone acts as an agonist at peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPAR) in target tissues for insulin action such as adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and liver. Activation of PPAR-gamma receptors increases the transcription of insulin-responsive genes involved in the control of glucose production, transport, and utilization. In this way, pioglitazone both enhances tissue sensitivity to insulin and reduces hepatic gluconeogenesis. Thus, insulin resistance associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus is improved without an increase in insulin secretion by pancreatic β cells.

Drug Induced Liver Injury Rank (DILIrank 2.0)

Pioglitazone hydrochloride

vLess-DILI-concern

3

Warnings & precautions

DOI:10.1016/j.drudis.2016.02.015

PIOGLITAZONE HYDROCHLORIDE

Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor gamma Agonist [EPC]; Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor gamma Agonists [MoA]; Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor alpha Agonist [EPC]; Thiazolidinediones [CS]; Thiazolidinedione [EPC]; Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor alpha Agonists [MoA]