Title : Limitations of metformin use in patients with kidney disease: are they warranted?

Pub. Date : 2010 Dec

PMID : 20977579






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1 RESULTS: At the University of Chicago Diabetes Center, 36 of 234 (15.3%) patients with an eGFR of <60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) were receiving metformin. Metformin CD59 molecule (CD59 blood group) Homo sapiens
2 Data from NHANES, age >18 years and eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) showed that Blacks with advanced nephropathy were three times more likely to receive metformin. Metformin CD59 molecule (CD59 blood group) Homo sapiens
3 CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that metformin utilization occurs with a higher frequency than predicted by serum creatinine in people with eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) . Metformin CD59 molecule (CD59 blood group) Homo sapiens