Metformin
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
- Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) (i.e. in patients with "pre-diabetes")[11]
- Treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus
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Last updated: February 19, 2021
Citation
Patel, Nisha K, et al. "Metformin." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2021. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547092/0/Metformin.
Patel NK, Hosein N, Pinto B. Metformin. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2021. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547092/0/Metformin. Accessed September 23, 2023.
Patel, N. K., Hosein, N., & Pinto, B. (2021). Metformin. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547092/0/Metformin
Patel NK, Hosein N, Pinto B. Metformin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2021. [cited 2023 September 23]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547092/0/Metformin.
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