Metformin Use in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with CKD: Is It Time to Liberalize Dosing Recommendations?

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 193-195

  Stanton, Robert C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CREATININE CLEARANCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84937966491     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.04.001     Document Type: Editorial

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