It's best to talk to your doctor about how safe rosiglitazone is for your body. Typically, it's an oral anti-diabetic drug used as a last resort for those who can't control their Type 2 diabetes with other medications. It carries a "black box" warning. This means it's a high risk drug. Rosiglitazone can cause fluid retention, which leads to weight gain, which can increase the risk of heart failure and heart attack.

The US FDA has decided that rosiglitazone or Avandia can remain available, but only under a very stringent restricted-access program but the European Medicines Agency has recommended the suspension of the medication. The agency had now concluded that the benefits of rosiglitazone no longer outweighed its risks, so that is why it has decided to suspend the drug.

It is strongly recommended that all patients treated with pioglitazone or rosiglitazone have regular liver function monitoring.pregnant women should be switched to insulin.It is recommended that these drugs not be administered to nursing mothers.

The generic names are:

Glyburide

Glipizide

Glimepiride

Chlorpropamide

Rosiglitazone

Pioglitazone

Metformin

Repaglinide

Acarbose

Miglitol

The brand names are:

Diabinese

Glucotrol

Glucotrol XL

Glucophage

Amaryl

Avandia

Actos

Prandin

There are many other brand & generic drugs used in diabetes.

Insulin shots are also given like Humulin, Novolog and many others. Diabetes treatment is a very individualized treatment for specific patient due to complications and how well each patient responds to a drug. So many patients are on different combinations and different drugs.