Novel assay of metformin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes and varying levels of renal function: Clinical recommendations

Diabetes Care

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1291-1293

  Anders, Frid ^a   Sterner, Gunnar N ^b   Löndahl, Magnus ^a   Wiklander, Clara ^a   Cato, Anne ^a   Vinge, Ellen ^a   Andersson, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Malmö University Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77956065470     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc09-1284     Document Type: Article

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