Metformin hydrochloride: effectiveness, side effects, alternatives in the real world

Number of reports submitted per year:

How effective is Metformin hydrochloride?

• Diabetes - reported by 1,096 people
• Type 2 diabetes - reported by 659 people
• Polycystic ovary disease - reported by 219 people

Alternative drugs to the conditions Metformin hydrochloride treats:

• Diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Polycystic ovary disease

Metformin hydrochloride side effects by duration, gender and age:

• Metformin hydrochloride side effects (54,793 reports)

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Compare Metformin hydrochloride with similar drugs, by side effects and effectiveness:

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Related publications that referenced our studies

• T.Audi Yanto, I.Huang, F.Nathania Kosasih, NP Hardjo Lugito, "Nightmare and Abnormal Dreams: Rare Side Effects of Metformin?", Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2018 Jan .
• Al-Hamdy RA, "Assessment of electrolytes and HbA1c in type 2 diabetic patients using metformin and evaluation of guidelines obedience regarding renal impairment", J.Thi-Qar Sci., 2015 Jan .
• Wiwanitkit S, Wiwanitkit V, "Metformin and sleep disorders", Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism, 2012 Jan .
• T.Audi Yanto, I.Huang, F.Nathania Kosasih, NP Hardjo Lugito, "Nightmare and Abnormal Dreams: Rare Side Effects of Metformin?", Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2018 Jan .
• Al-Hamdy RA, "Assessment of electrolytes and HbA1c in type 2 diabetic patients using metformin and evaluation of guidelines obedience regarding renal impairment", J.Thi-Qar Sci., 2015 Jan .
• Wiwanitkit S, Wiwanitkit V, "Metformin and sleep disorders", Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism, 2012 Jan .

How we gather our data?

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