Efficacy and safety of metformin in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in older adults: a systematic review for the development of recommendations to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing

BACKGROUND: Metformin is usually prescribed as first line therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). However, the benefits and risks of metformin may be different for older people. This systematic review examined the available evidence on the safety and efficacy of metformin in the management of DM...

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Publicado en:BMC Geriatr
Autores principales: Schlender, Lisa, Martinez, Yolanda V., Adeniji, Charles, Reeves, David, Faller, Barbara, Sommerauer, Christina, Al Qur’an, Thekraiat, Woodham, Adrine, Kunnamo, Ilkka, Sönnichsen, Andreas, Renom-Guiteras, Anna
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Systematic Review
Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5647555/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29047344
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0574-5
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