Metformin Pills
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A US company has announced that they've produced metformin chewing gum that can be used in preliminary clinical trials.
The announcement is, of course, designed to make their stock go up. So they emphasized how terribly difficult it is for people to take metformin pills:
"Despite the fact that it is the most prescribed drug for Type 2, there are still millions who do not use it because of a variety of factors, including gastrointestinal side effects, large pill size and bitter taste (espec...
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Metformin is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people... Read more »
Metformin is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people... Read more »
This anti-diabetic medication is a combination of 2 drugs (glipizide and metformin). It is used... Read more »
...especially of: other diabetes drugs (e.g., insulin, metformin) aspirin or aspirin-like... Read more »
...especially of: other diabetes drugs (e.g., insulin, metformin) aspirin or aspirin-like... Read more »
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