TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - METFORMIN A1 - Al-Abri, Suad A. A2 - Olson, Kent R. A2 - Anderson, Ilene B. A2 - Benowitz, Neal L. A2 - Blanc, Paul D. A2 - Clark, Richard F. A2 - Kearney, Thomas E. A2 - Kim-Katz, Susan Y. A2 - Wu, Alan H. B. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e AB - Metformin is a biguanide antihyperglycemic agent that is recommended as the initial drug treatment in patients with type II diabetes. Metformin toxicity can occur after acute overdose or in the setting of chronic use in patients with renal impairment. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174606406 ER -