Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for Rosiglitazone use as follows: Menopausal women: Rosiglitazone use can result in increased resorption of the existing bone framework and decreased new bone formation. This can result in increased risk for bone pain & tenderness, pathological fractures. Female sex hormone, estrogen, is essential to female bone health because it promotes the activity of cells that contribute to continuous new bone formation. Secondary to reduction/lack of estrogen secretion, menopausal women are naturally at increased [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for Rosiglitazone use as follows: Rosiglitazone should be avoided in individuals with history of serious allergic reactions to rosiglitazone use. History of macular damage: Macula is the central portion of the retina that helps us to have the most clear and sharpest vision. A layer of nerve tissue exists beneath the retina and macula. Retinal and macular contact with this nerve tissue is important for the visual signal to be [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on indications for Rosiglitazone use as follows: Type 2 diabetes:  Insulin is a hormone that helps with shifting the glucose in the blood into the cells of body tissues. This helps with regulating the blood sugar levels and providing nutrition to the cells of body tissues. Type-2 diabetes is a condition in which your body becomes resistant to the action insulin. Resistance to action of insulin hormone leads to poor shifting of [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on Rosiglitazone and its mechanism of action as follows: Rosiglitazone is an oral antidiabetic drug, used in patients with type-2 diabetes. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas in your body. Insulin helps with shifting the glucose in the blood into the cells of body tissues. This helps with regulating the blood sugar levels and providing nutrition to the cells of body tissues. Type-2 diabetes is a condition in which your [...]