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Talk with Your Doctor

Contact your doctor whenever you have a question about your diabetes medicine. Your doctor will assess the risks and benefits of each treatment he or she prescribes.

Don’t stop taking Avandia^® (rosiglitazone maleate), or any medicine, without checking with your doctor. If you stopped taking Avandia, let your doctor know right away.

Print out this form. Take it with you to your next appointment with your doctor. It can help you discuss your treatment options for type 2 diabetes. Together, you and your doctor can decide if Avandia is right for you.

Here are some questions you may want to ask your doctor:

Q.  Has Avandia helped me manage
my blood sugar?

Q.  Based on my medical and family history, is Avandia the right choice for me?

Q.  If I stay on Avandia, what possible side effects should I know about?

Q.  If you change my treatment, what are my options?

Q. What possible side effects of this treatment should I know about?

Q.  How could my blood sugar be affected by any treatment change?

Important Safety Information for Avandia^® (rosiglitazone maleate)

Avandia, along with diet and exercise, helps improve blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Avandia can cause or worsen heart failure. If you have severe heart failure (very poor pumping ability of the heart), you cannot be started on Avandia. Avandia is also not recommended if you have heart failure with symptoms (such as shortness of breath or swelling) even if these symptoms are not severe.

Avandia may increase your risk of other heart problems that occur when there is reduced blood flow to the heart, such as chest pain (angina) or heart attack (myocardial infarction). This risk appeared higher in patients taking medicines called nitrates or insulin. Taking Avandia with insulin or with nitrates is not recommended.

If you have chest pain or a feeling of chest pressure, you should seek immediate medical attention, regardless of what diabetes medicines you are taking.

If you take Avandia, tell your doctor right away if you:

• Have swollen legs or ankles, a rapid increase in weight or difficulty breathing, or unusual tiredness
• Experience changes in vision
• Become pregnant

Review your medical history and tell your doctor if you:

• Have heart failure or other heart problems
• Have liver problems or liver disease
• Are pregnant or are nursing

Women taking Avandia should know that Avandia may increase the risk of pregnancy.

More fractures have been observed in women taking Avandia.

For more information about Avandia, please see Medication Guide. For further information on Avandia, please see full
Prescribing Information.