tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post3816431204862980945..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Avandia Finally Gone but Actos is Just as DangerousJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-18314503849632878122010-11-03T07:30:53.284-04:002010-11-03T07:30:53.284-04:00Unfortunately, because doctors are obsessed with h...Unfortunately, because doctors are obsessed with heart attack and ignore most other significant side effects, Actos is still being heavily promoted. It will probably stay on the market, though better educated doctors who bother to keep up with the research NOT funded by the drug maker are prescribing it less.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-58348216886917731352010-11-03T05:44:16.103-04:002010-11-03T05:44:16.103-04:00Actos is dangerous? Wow! it is hot news for me! So...Actos is dangerous? Wow! it is hot news for me! So now will be impossible to buy <a href="http://www.genericlook.com/drugs/Actos/" rel="nofollow">actos</a> medication?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696965370651180779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-56861921559413594222010-09-24T15:28:35.098-04:002010-09-24T15:28:35.098-04:00I had no idea Actos had a negative effect on your ...I had no idea Actos had a negative effect on your vision. I was on it for a while and had to stop taking it because my insurance changed and the out-of-pocket cost went from $30/month to $190/month (Dr. Parker, you are absolutely correct about the cost). While I was on it, I complained to my doctor that I was having weird problems with my vision, but she didn't take me seriously because I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-2011650244857758392010-09-24T13:47:35.412-04:002010-09-24T13:47:35.412-04:00On top of all that, I hear Actos is pretty expensi...On top of all that, I hear Actos is pretty expensive, too.Steve Parker, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13127995984175635389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-50023316541433785992010-09-24T13:10:10.177-04:002010-09-24T13:10:10.177-04:00Pubsgal,
Exactly. And in return for so little. My...Pubsgal,<br /><br />Exactly. And in return for so little. My friends who have MS take some very dangerous drugs, but when they work, they prevent them from ending up incapacitated. <br /><br />These diabetes drugs accomplish almost nothing in return for the horrifying side effects.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-61301085620721562302010-09-24T12:37:29.191-04:002010-09-24T12:37:29.191-04:00The sad irony of this is that aren't we treati...The sad irony of this is that aren't we treating the diabetes in order to avoid the horrific complications? And so many of the newer diabetes meds seem to bring on equally horrific complications.Pubsgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05636089392777186992noreply@blogger.com