Avandia

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rosiglitazone

Withdrawn
This medicine is now withdrawn from use in the European Union.

Overview

The marketing authorisation for Avandia has expired following the marketing-authorisation holder’s decision not to apply for a renewal.

This EPAR was last updated on 08/06/2016

Authorisation details

Product details
Name
Avandia
Agency product number
EMEA/H/C/000268
Active substance
rosiglitazone
International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name
rosiglitazone
Therapeutic area (MeSH)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code
A10BG02
Publication details
Marketing-authorisation holder
SmithKline Beecham Plc
Revision
23
Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union
11/07/2000
Contact address
SmithKline Beecham plc
980 Great West Road,
Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS
United Kingdom

Product information

03/12/2010 Avandia - EMEA/H/C/000268 - A20/0075

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Product information documents contain:

  • summary of product characteristics (annex I);
  • manufacturing authorisation holder responsible for batch release (annex IIA);
  • conditions of the marketing authorisation (annex IIB);
  • labelling (annex IIIA);
  • package leaflet (annex IIIB).

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Pharmacotherapeutic group

Drugs used in diabetes

Therapeutic indication

Rosiglitazone is indicated in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus:

as monotherapy
-in patients (particularly overweight patients) inadequately controlled by diet and exercise for whom metformin is inappropriate because of contraindications or intolerance

as dual oral therapy in combination with
-metformin, in patients (particularly overweight patients) with insufficient glycaemic control despite maximal tolerated dose of monotherapy with metformin
-a sulphonylurea, only in patients who show intolerance to metformin or for whom metformin is contraindicated, with insufficient glycaemic control despite monotherapy with a sulphonylurea

as triple oral therapy in combination with
-metformin and a sulphonylurea, in patients (particularly overweight patients) with insufficient glycaemic control despite dual oral therapy (see section 4.4).

Assessment history

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