Old Age May Not Be a Contraindication to the Use of Metformin

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 615-616

  Chen, Harn Shen ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BUFORMIN; CREATININE; LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN; PHENFORMIN;

CREATININE CLEARANCE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EDITORIAL; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HYPERLACTATEMIA; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC REGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN;

EID: 78649953218     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70134-9     Document Type: Editorial

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