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- Title
Metformin for Type 2 Diabetes.
- Authors
Caturano, Alfredo; Galiero, Raffaele; Pafundi, Pia Clara
- Abstract
The article comments on a review of literature on metformin including its efficacy, mechanism of action, clinical use and safety. Topics discussed include the efficacy of metformin comparable with sulfonylureas, acarbose and pioglitazone, higher efficacy than dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, efficacy and tolerability of metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes and increased risk of developing metformin-induced lactic acidosis.
- Subjects
HYPOGLYCEMIC agents; TYPE 2 diabetes; METFORMIN
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2019, Vol 322, Issue 13, p1312
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2019.11489