Glucophage
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- Lactic acidosis associated with GLUCOPHAGE is rare and has occurred mostly in people whose kidneys were not working normally.
- GLUCOPHAGE is indicated in patients 10 years of age and older, and GLUCOPHAGE XR is indicated in patients 17 years of age and older.
- What is Glucophage? • Glucophage is used to regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels.
- In fact, over 1 million patients have been prescribed Glucophage,1 because Glucophage is as efficacious as sulfonylureas but does not produce hypoglycemia, it stabilizes or decreases body weight and insulin levels and has a modest favorable effect on lipids.
- With all of these positives, it is not surprising that Glucophage is currently the most commonly prescribed diabetic medication in the United States.
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