This is a special drug use surveillance on long-term use of pioglitazone/glimepiride combination tablets (Sonias Combination Tablets LD) designed to investigate the frequency of adverse drug reactions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who respond poorly to pioglitazone hydrochloride monotherapy (pioglitazone at 15 mg/day).~The usual adult dosage is one tablet (15 mg/1 mg of pioglitazone/glimepiride) administered orally once daily before or after breakfast.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of long-term use of pioglitazone/glimepiride combination tablets (Sonias Combination Tablets LD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who respond poorly to pioglitazone hydrochloride monotherapy (pioglitazone at 15 mg/day) in the routine clinical setting.