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Metformin-induced lactic acidosis extremely rare
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The link between metformin and lactic acidosis, when used as prescribed, is tenuous. The bigger question is whether lactic acidosis risk truly increases when we relax criteria and give it to patients previously forbidden to take it. (LOE=1a)
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The Journal of Family Practice - 53(4)
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The link between metformin and lactic acidosis, when used as prescribed, is tenuous. The bigger question is whether lactic acidosis risk truly increases when we relax criteria and give it to patients previously forbidden to take it. (LOE=1a)
BOTTOM LINE
The link between metformin and lactic acidosis, when used as prescribed, is tenuous. The bigger question is whether lactic acidosis risk truly increases when we relax criteria and give it to patients previously forbidden to take it. (LOE=1a)
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The Journal of Family Practice - 53(4)
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The Journal of Family Practice - 53(4)
Page Number
261-268
Page Number
261-268
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Metformin-induced lactic acidosis extremely rare
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