( CHICAGO June 21 2007 /PRNewswire/ --...)MEDIA ADVISORY: Subsets of Landmark Diabetes Trials Investigating,MacroVascular Outcomes Presented at the American Diabetes,Association 67th Scientific Sessions,Health

CHICAGO, June 21, 2007 /PRNewswire/ --

What and When

Data from the PROactive and CHICAGO studies of ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl) will be presented in poster format at the 67th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago:

    -- Hospitalizations for serious adverse events in high-risk type 2

       diabetes patients treated with pioglitazone for 3 years: results from

       PROactive; Poster 0553-P presented on Saturday, June 23, from 12:30-

       2:30 p.m. and 6:00-7:15 p.m.

    -- The relationship between renal dysfunction and major cardiovascular

       outcomes in patients with diabetes: experience from PROactive; Poster

       0670-P presented on Saturday, June 23, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. and 6:00-

       7:15 p.m.

    -- Effects of pioglitazone in patients with type 2 diabetes and reduced

       glomerular filtration rate: an analysis from PROactive; Poster 0671-P

       presented on Saturday, June 23, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. and 6:00-7:15 p.m.

    -- Effects of long-term treatment with pioglitazone on lipid levels in

       patients receiving statin therapy at baseline in the PROactive study;

       Poster 0905-P presented on Sunday, June 24, from 12-2 p.m. and 6:15-

       7:30 p.m.

    -- Comparative effects of pioglitazone and glimepiride on lipoprotein

       subfractions: results from the CHICAGO Trial; Poster 0906-P presented

       on Sunday, June 24, from 12-2 p.m. and 6:15-7:30 p.m.

    -- Long-term cost-effectiveness analysis on ACTOS for the USA from

       PROactive; Poster 1209-P presented on Sunday, June 24, from 12-2 p.m.

       and 6:15-7:30 p.m.

About ACTOS

ACTOS works by directly targeting insulin resistance, a condition in which the body does not efficiently use the insulin it produces to control blood glucose levels. ACTOS is taken once daily as an adjunct to diet and exercise, and is approved for use for t
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