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Letters |7 February 2017

Long-Term Pioglitazone Treatment for Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Fernando Bril, MD; Kenneth Cusi, MD

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We thank Dr. Sutton and Dr. Thomas and colleagues for their interest in our work and for raising important issues that put its implications into perspective. Dr. Sutton has concerns that misinformation about potential adverse effects of pioglitazone by many health care providers (and patients), despite convincing evidence to the contrary, may lead to limited prescribing or poor adherence to therapy. This highlights the important role of clinicians to educate patients on the best available evidence so that shared decisions are based on outcomes and not perceptions. Still, many health care providers today have concerns about the cardiovascular...
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Bril F, Cusi K. Long-Term Pioglitazone Treatment for Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Ann Intern Med. 2017;166:230. doi: 10.7326/L16-0629

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2017;166(3):230.

DOI: 10.7326/L16-0629

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