Metformin ER / working resource

Study reading worksheet

Separate a reported result from the question the study was designed to answer.

Start with the product-specific question

The boxed warning

Metformin ER, approved for type 2 diabetes, with the evidence and its limits for other uses in plain view. What should I know about the lactic acidosis warning?

In the 15-year follow-up of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, the cumulative incidences of diabetes at year 15 were 55% in the lifestyle group, 56% in the metformin group, and 62% in the placebo group.
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Write the question before the result.

A Metformin ER headline may describe an animal experiment, an uncontrolled observation or a randomized human trial. Those designs answer different questions. Complete the record before deciding whether a result applies to a product.

Document title and original URLExact molecule, formulation and route studiedStudy design and number of participants or samplesPopulation, condition and inclusion criteriaComparison or control groupPrimary endpoint and follow-up period

Keep the result attached to its boundary.

Actual result, units and uncertainty intervalWhich analysis or estimand produced this number?Was this the primary endpoint or a subgroup finding?Adverse events and missing or incomplete follow-upFunding, conflicts, correction or later publicationWhat does this study leave unanswered for this product?

When there is no human comparison group or no relevant clinical endpoint, record that explicitly. A mechanism, biomarker or plausible explanation does not become a demonstrated patient benefit.

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