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Research GuidesWhat the Diabetes Prevention Program measured for metformin and lifestyleWhat the Diabetes Prevention Program trial measured when it compared metformin, a lifestyle program and placebo in people with elevated glucose.Read guide →Research GuidesMetformin ER, kidney function, contrast imaging, surgery and alcohol: what the sources sayWhat the prescribing information and its patient information state about eGFR, contrast imaging, surgery, alcohol, hepatic impairment and fluid loss.Read guide →Research GuidesMetformin ER lactic acidosis boxed warning: what the label saysThe boxed warning wording, listed risk factors and interactions, and how a Cochrane review, a cohort study and a meta-analysis reported on it.Read guide →Research GuidesMetformin, aging and longevity: what the evidence showsWhat observational studies, randomized trials and reviews report on metformin, aging and survival, and what each one cannot show.Read guide →Research GuidesMetformin and weight: what trials measuredWhat the prescribing information, trial follow-up and meta-analyses report about weight and metformin, by the group each one studied.Read guide →Research GuidesWhat 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.Read guide →Research GuidesMetformin ER and the NDMA recall: what the FDA pages sayWhat FDA pages from 2020 and 2021 say about NDMA in some extended-release metformin, and what they cannot tell you today.Read guide →Research GuidesMetformin for PCOS and other conditions: what studies measuredWhat studies report for metformin in PCOS, gestational diabetes, antipsychotic weight gain, breast cancer, heart disease and cancer incidence.Read guide →Research GuidesMetformin in pregnancy and breastfeeding: what the label and studies stateWhat the ER tablet label and its patient information state about metformin in pregnancy, breastfeeding and ovulation, plus two studies.Read guide →Research GuidesMetformin ER side effects: what the label and comparison studies reportThe label's listed adverse reactions and percentages, plus studies comparing extended-release with immediate-release metformin.Read guide →Research GuidesVitamin B12 and metformin: what the label and studies reportWhat one generic label, a randomized trial analysis and a review of observational studies report about metformin and vitamin B12.Read guide →Research GuidesWhat 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.Read guide →