Dr. Ogbru received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in 1995. He completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Arizona/University Medical Center in 1996. He was a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and a Regional Clerkship Coordinator for the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy from 1996-99.
Dr. Saltiel received his Pharm.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, in 1980, following undergraduate work at UCLA. At UCSF, he was the recipient of the Outstanding Service Award and the Bowl of Hygeia Award. He completed a residency in clinical pharmacy practice at the University of Illinois, in Chicago.
Jay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Rosiglitazone has been
shown to cause mild to moderate accumulation of fluid (edema) and can lead to
heart failure. Patients who already have heart failure may develop worsening
symptoms with rosiglitazone. Therefore, rosiglitazone should not be used by
patients with heart failure. Rosiglitazone also has been associated with an
increased risk of chest pain and heart attacks. The risk of heart attacks may be
greater in those with established heart disease and taking nitrates or
individuals receiving insulin.
In addition, anemia may occur with rosiglitazone
alone or combined with metformin. Rosiglitazone also causes increasing amounts
of weight gain with increasing doses. Increased risk of
bone fractures has been
observed in women who received rosiglitazone for 4 to 6 years.
Reference: FDA Prescribing Information for Avandia.
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