Long-term Use of Sonias Combination Tablets in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Pioglitazone/Glimepiride (Sonias) Combination Tablets Special Drug Use Surveillance Survey on Long-term Use for in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of long-term use of Sonias Combination Tablets in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the routine clinical setting.

This a special drug use surveillance on long-term use of pioglitazone/glimepiride combination tablets (Sonias Combination Tablets) designed to investigate the frequency of adverse drug reactions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the routine clinical setting.

The usual adult dosage is one tablet of Sonias administered orally once daily before or after breakfast (15 mg/1 mg or 30 mg/3 mg of pioglitazone/glimepiride).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for whom a physician has concluded that combination therapy with pioglitazone hydrochloride and glimepiride is appropriate and for whom long-term treatment with Sonias Combination Tablets is considered necessary

Exclusion Criteria:

• (1) Patients with cardiac failure or a history of cardiac failure (2) Patients with serious hepatic or renal impairment (3) Patients with severe ketosis, diabetic coma or precoma, or type 1 diabetes mellitus (4) Patients with severe infection, severe trauma, or pre- and post-operative patients (5) Patients with gastrointestinal disorders such as diarrhea and vomiting (6) Pregnant or potentially pregnant women (7) Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to the ingredients in Sonias Combination Tablets or sulfonamides