Metformin in COVID-19: clinical trials are needed to prove its benefits
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DOI: 10.1007/s11845-021-02869-9
Abstract: The retrospective cohort study reported by Saygili and colleagues [1] is the latest addition to the literature on the use of metformin in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The authors aimed to determine the… read more here.
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Safe Use of Metformin in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: Lower Dosages and Sick-Day Education Are Essential.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2018.04.004
Abstract: Metformin, together with lifestyle intervention, is considered first-line treatment for glycemic management in people with type 2 diabetes. Despite this widespread use, one of the areas of longstanding debate has been whether metformin can be… read more here.
Keywords: use metformin; use; chronic kidney; metformin ... See more keywords
Use of Metformin for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents With Obesity in the Clinical Setting
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DOI: 10.1177/0009922818803404
Abstract: Use of metformin for weight loss for children in a clinical setting has not been well described; therefore, we aimed to identify characteristics of obese patients prescribed metformin in a clinical setting and evaluate changes… read more here.
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A survey on consciousness towards the proper use of metformin and medical cost in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes
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DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.21-5
Abstract: To investigate the patients’ consciousness regarding the use of metformin and medical cost in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin. This cross-sectional study investigated patients’ general characteristics and consciousness regarding medical cost, kidney… read more here.
Keywords: type diabetes; medical cost; cost; use metformin ... See more keywords
The Current and Potential Therapeutic Use of Metformin—The Good Old Drug
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DOI: 10.3390/ph14020122
Abstract: Metformin, one of the oldest oral antidiabetic agents and still recommended by almost all current guidelines as the first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), has become the medication with steadily increasing potential therapeutic… read more here.
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Use of metformin in patients who require intravascular administration of a contrast agent.
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DOI: 10.5603/ep.a2022.0079
Abstract: Metformin is a drug that has been widely used around the world for many years. Due to its properties, metformin is used in the treatment of carbohydrate disorders (in type 2 diabetes, prediabetes) and in… read more here.
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