Hadigan and colleagues studied the safety and efficacy of metformin in patients with the HIV lipodystrophy syndrome. Low-dose metformin treatment decreased body mass index and abdominal fat, improved ...

Data Synthesis: Studies of glyburide and glipizide have found little or no transfer of these drugs across the placenta, whereas metformin and rosiglitazone cross readily. Animal studies have found ...

Metformin, the first-line drug for diabetes, has low bioavailability and slow, incomplete gastrointestinal absorption. We hypothesized that gastric bypass would further reduce the absorption and ...

A study from the University of Cambridge has found that metformin, an inexpensive treatment for type 2 diabetes, could potentially prevent a form of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) while studying ...

Metformin is prescribed for type 2 diabetes. It’s a generic medication that's available as the brand-name drugs Fortamet and Glumetza. The drug comes as an immediate-release and an extended ...

Metformin is prescribed for type 2 diabetes. It's a generic medication available as the brand-name drugs Fortamet and Glumetza. It comes as an oral tablet. The cost of metformin can vary, but ...