Glitazones have not yet been sufficiently investigated

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 11:35 in Health & Medicine

There is so far a lack of scientific evidence that glitazones are better than alternative therapies at reducing mortality or complications caused by blood vessel damage in people with type 2 diabetes. As long-term studies are lacking, reliable conclusions on the long-term benefit or harm of these oral antidiabetics are presently possible only to a limited extent.

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