Appropriateness of metformin prescription for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with chronic kidney disease (Stages 3-5).

CONCLUSION: The majority of CKD patients had appropriate metformin prescription. However, a considerable number of CKD stage 4 patients continued to be on metformin. The many benefits of metformin may be a reason why it is still continued against recommendations. Only three patients had lactate measured which, although may suggest that lactic acidosis is not a common occurrence, the potential for metformin-associated lactic acidosis especially in those at risk should be considered. PMID: 32342933 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Malaysian Journal of Pathology - Category: Pathology Tags: Malays J Pathol Source Type: research