Marinol and Rosiglitazone Maleate

• Generic Name: dronabinol
• Dosage Forms: capsule
• Other Brand Names: Marinol, Syndros

Marinol (dronabinol) is a man-made form of cannabis (also known as marijuana).

Marinol is used to treat loss of appetite that causes weight loss in people with AIDS.

Marinol is also used to treat severe nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy. It is usually given after medicines to control nausea and vomiting have been tried without success.

• Generic Name: rosiglitazone
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Avandia

Used as monotherapy or in combination with a sulfonylurea, metformin, or a sulfonylurea and metformin as an adjunct to diet and exercise for the management of type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).

May be added to glyburide/metformin fixed-combination therapy if hyperglycemia is not adequately controlled with the fixed combination.

May be used in combination with repaglinide if hyperglycemia is not adequately controlled with repaglinide monotherapy.

May use fixed combination of rosiglitazone/metformin (Avandamet) when treatment with rosiglitazone and metformin is appropriate.

May use fixed combination of rosiglitazone/glimepiride (Avandaryl) when treatment with rosiglitazone and glimepiride is appropriate.

Metformin is the preferred initial oral antidiabetic agent for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Thiazolidinediones are one of several second-line agents used with other oral antidiabetic agents (e.g., metformin) in patients who are inadequately controlled on their current oral therapy. Because of potential for serious adverse effects, American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends that clinicians carefully weigh the potential risks and benefits of thiazolidinediones versus other second-line agents (i.e., insulin, sulfonylureas).

Use in combination with insulin not recommended.

Because endogenous insulin is required for activity, not indicated for type 1 diabetes mellitus or diabetic ketoacidosis.