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What is metformin?

What is metformin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (uncountable) A popular oral drug for the treatment of diabetes, having the chemical formula C4H11N5
  2. (countable) Any of a class of analogues of this compound
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Cationic drugs increase the risk for lactic acidosis by interfering with the renal tubular transport of metformin.
Before the introduction of troglitazone in 1997 metformin was the only drug able to sensitise target tissues to insulin.
Side effects of metformin include mild nausea, diarrhoea, and abdominal bloating.
Currently, the first-line oral agents for type 2 diabetes are metformin and sulfonylureas.
It is indicated for use as monotherapy or in combination therapy with metformin, a sulfonylurea, or insulin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Mice treated with paraquat and metformin survived significantly longer than those treated with paraquat only.

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