Metformin is sold under the brand names Fortamet and Glumetza, and also as a generic medication. It is also available in combination with several other types of diabetes medications, such as ...

We spoke to three experts to put the drug in perspective. Metformin is an old drug. In its earliest form, it was an extract from lilacs and was purportedly used in the 1700s to treat what the French ...

Metformin medication comes in immediate-release tablets, extended-release tablets and liquid form. Each has different requirements in terms of when and how to take it: Regular metformin tablets ...

Metformin, a diabetes drug, may potentially decrease risk of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma for some people, study found. Adobe Stock/HealthDay News upi Metformin is a medication ...

Drug–drug interactions between antidiabetic agents and other pharmacological compounds may be two-sided. For those antidiabetic drugs that are metabolized via the CYP450 isoenzymes, concomitant ...

Metformin, the first-line drug for diabetes, has low bioavailability and slow, incomplete gastrointestinal absorption. We hypothesized that gastric bypass would further reduce the absorption and ...

Hims & Hers' lower-priced injectable semaglutide promoted during the Super Bowl has led to some patients receiving the more ...

Metformin is an old drug. In its earliest form, it was an extract from lilacs and was purportedly used in the 1700s to treat what the French called “sweet urine disease,” which we now know as ...

Metformin is a trusted treatment for type 2 diabetes, but some people are being prescribed the drug for weight loss. (Getty Images) ...