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Organic Chemicals > Amidines > Guanidines > Biguanides > Metformin

Preferred term

Metformin  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Dimethylbiguanidine
  • Dimethylguanylguanidine

Note

  • a hypoglycemic

Scope note

  • A biguanide hypoglycemic agent used in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus not responding to dietary modification. Metformin improves glycemic control by improving insulin sensitivity and decreasing intestinal absorption of glucose. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p289)

In other languages

  • metformiini

    Finnish

  • Diformin Retard
  • Glucophage
  • Metforem
  • Metformin Actavis
  • Metformin BMM Pharma
  • Metformin Mylan
  • Metformin Orifarm
  • Metformin Pfizer
  • Metformin Rosemont
  • Metformin Sandoz
  • Metformin Stada
  • Metformin Teva
  • Metformin Vale
  • metforminum
  • Metgol
  • Oramet-Hexal
  • Metformin

    Swedish

  • Dimetylbiguanid
  • Glucofag
  • Metforminhydroklorid

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008687

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