Renal Trapping in Accidental Metformin Intoxication

Volume: 5, Issue: 9, Pages: 1525 - 1528
Published: Sep 1, 2020
Abstract
Metformin is widely used as an antihyperglycemic drug to treat patients with type 2 diabetes. Because metformin is renally excreted and not metabolized, it can accumulate in patients with renal insufficiency and cause lactic acidosis, known as metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA).1Lalau J.D. Kajbaf F. Protti A. et al.Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA): moving towards a new paradigm.Diabetes Obes Metab. 2017; 19: 1502-1512Crossref...
Paper Details
Title
Renal Trapping in Accidental Metformin Intoxication
Published Date
Sep 1, 2020
Volume
5
Issue
9
Pages
1525 - 1528
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