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Adult: Monotherapy: Starting dose 15 or 30 mg, 1 time a day with or without food.
Combinations with metformin or sulfonylurea, pioglitazone 15 mg or 30 mg/day. Metformin or sulfonylurea dose can be continued during administration of pioglitazone therapy. If patients report hypoglycemia, the dose of sulfonylurea should be decreased.
Elderly patients: No dosage adjustment is necessary.
Patients with impaired renal function: No dosage adjustment in patients with impaired renal function (creatinine clearance >4 mL/min). Pioglitazone is not recommended to use in dialysis patients.
Patients with impaired hepatic function: Pioglitazone is not recommended to be used in patients with hepatic impairment.
