Ratings, Reviews Summary for ACTOS (TAKEDA PHARMS USA)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of ACTOS: 1.7 (not satisfied)

(based on 361 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for ACTOS
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18)
Age 18 to 24 3 1.33
Age 25 to 34 19 1.33
Age 35 to 44 45 1.86
Age 45 to 54 110 1.77
Age 55 to 64 133 1.72
Age 65 to 74 39 1.71
Age 75 and up 6 2.16

Ratings by Sex for ACTOS
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 147 2.02
Female 212 1.58
Not Specified 2 2.5

Why ACTOS* (Pioglitazone hydrochloride ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of ACTOS: not satisfied (average rating score: 1.78)

(based on 348 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** ACTOS
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Diabetes mellitus*25
2Insulin resistance3
3Type 2 diabetes mellitus*1
4Polycystic ovaries1
5Lyme disease1
6Blood triglycerides1

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of ACTOS **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Weight increased206
2Oedema68
3Dyspnoea*52
4Swelling49
5Somnolence46
6Fatigue36
7Lethargy32
8Arthralgia31
9Myalgia30
10Pain27
11Weight decreased*26
12Abnormal weight gain25
13Headache24
14Dizziness*22
15Muscle spasms22
16Hunger21
17Fluid retention21
18Abdominal distension21
19Pain in extremity20
20Joint swelling16

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Pioglitazone hydrochloride (Ad-4833, Pioglitazone, Pioglitazone hcl, Actoplus met 15/500, Actos)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com