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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedSalber GJ, Wang YB, Lynch JT
Metformin use in practice: compliance with guidelines for patients with diabetes and preserved renal function.
This article reports on an examination of a population of patients with diabetes with preserved renal function to evaluate provider compliance with guidelines on metformin use and to identify factors that contributed when practice diverged from recommendations. It found that although providers generally follow current recommendations for the use of metformin, deviations from guidelines in practice are common.
AHRQ-funded; HS019474.
Citation: Salber GJ, Wang YB, Lynch JT .
Metformin use in practice: compliance with guidelines for patients with diabetes and preserved renal function.
Clin Diabetes 2017 Jul;35(3):154-61. doi: 10.2337/cd15-0045.
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Keywords: Medication, Guidelines, Diabetes, Adverse Drug Events (ADE)