Appropriateness of metformin prescription for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with chronic kidney disease (Stages 3-5)
Introduction: Metformin is the first-line pharmacological therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Guidelines recommend metformin to be given at reduced dosages for those with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 mL/min/1.73m2 and omitted in those with eGFR<30 mL/min/1.73m2....
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Main Authors: | Ramachandran, Mohana, Loi, Benedict, Mat Ariff, Nadiah, Ng, Ooi Chuan, Zahari Sham, Siti Yazmin, Thambiah, Subashini C., Samsudin, Intan Nureslyna |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Malaysian Society of Pathologists
2020
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87919/1/ABSTRACT.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87919/ http://www.mjpath.org.my/2020/v42n1/index.php |
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