Research library
Metformin ER, explained
12 guides, organized by the question you are trying to answer.
Research Guides
What the Diabetes Prevention Program measured for metformin and lifestyle
What the Diabetes Prevention Program trial measured when it compared metformin, a lifestyle program and placebo in people with elevated glucose.
Metformin ER, kidney function, contrast imaging, surgery and alcohol: what the sources say
What the prescribing information and its patient information state about eGFR, contrast imaging, surgery, alcohol, hepatic impairment and fluid loss.
Metformin ER lactic acidosis boxed warning: what the label says
The boxed warning wording, listed risk factors and interactions, and how a Cochrane review, a cohort study and a meta-analysis reported on it.
Metformin, aging and longevity: what the evidence shows
What observational studies, randomized trials and reviews report on metformin, aging and survival, and what each one cannot show.
Metformin and weight: what trials measured
What the prescribing information, trial follow-up and meta-analyses report about weight and metformin, by the group each one studied.
What does the Metformin ER label say about its indication and dosing?
What the prescribing information states on the indication, the dosing wording, kidney checks and listed side effects, without dose advice.
Metformin ER and the NDMA recall: what the FDA pages say
What FDA pages from 2020 and 2021 say about NDMA in some extended-release metformin, and what they cannot tell you today.
Metformin for PCOS and other conditions: what studies measured
What studies report for metformin in PCOS, gestational diabetes, antipsychotic weight gain, breast cancer, heart disease and cancer incidence.
Metformin in pregnancy and breastfeeding: what the label and studies state
What the ER tablet label and its patient information state about metformin in pregnancy, breastfeeding and ovulation, plus two studies.
Metformin ER side effects: what the label and comparison studies report
The label's listed adverse reactions and percentages, plus studies comparing extended-release with immediate-release metformin.
Vitamin B12 and metformin: what the label and studies report
What one generic label, a randomized trial analysis and a review of observational studies report about metformin and vitamin B12.
What is Metformin ER and how might it work?
What a biguanide extended-release tablet is, what the label says it is for, and how review abstracts word the proposed mechanisms.
