Frequency of inappropriate metformin prescriptions [3]

JAMA

Volumn 287, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 2504-2505

  Horlen, Cheryl ^a   Malone, Robb ^a   Bryant, Betsy ^a   Dennis, Betty ^a   Carey, Tim ^a   Pignone, Mike ^a   Rothman, Russel ^a  

^a Campbell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN;

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037093017     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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3. Lactic acidosis in patients with diabetes treated with metformin
4. Contraindications to metformin therapy are largely disregarded
5. Contraindications to metformin therapy in patients with NIDDM
6. A risk-benefit assessment of metformin in type 2 diabetes mellitus