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

• Main Authors: Ramachandran, Mohana, Loi, Benedict, Mat Ariff, Nadiah, Ng, Ooi Chuan, Zahari Sham, Siti Yazmin, Thambiah, Subashini C., Samsudin, Intan Nureslyna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Pathologists 2020
• 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
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

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....