Establishing pragmatic estimated GFR thresholds to guide metformin prescribing

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1160-1163

  Shaw, J S ^a   Wilmot, R L ^a   Kilpatrick, E S ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glomerular filtration; Kidney disease; Metformin; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; METFORMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548791255     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2007.02221.x     Document Type: Article

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