Despite only being fatal in around 1% of cases Iâm including mustard gas because of its horrific nature. Its mode of action is basically to burn any part of the body it comes into contact with, whether that be skin, eyes or lungs. It forms large blisters on the skin and lungs and can even damage DNA leading to cancer.
Actos (pioglitazone) is an oral Type 2 diabetes drug that lowers blood sugar by decreasing insulin resistance and reducing the amount of glucose made in the liver. This allows the body to better dispose of excess blood sugar.
Pioglitazone drugs are sold as a single-ingredient product under the brand name Actos and are also sold in combination with metformin as Actoplus Met (pioglitazone/metformin), Actoplus Met XR (pioglitazone/metformin extended-release), and DueTact (pioglitazone/glimepiride). 1  The complete Actos portfolio of drugs includes the following: 1  ActoPlus Met (active ingredient: metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride) 2  ActoPlus Met XR (active ingredient: metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride extended release) 3  Actos (active ingredient: pioglitazone hydrochloride)