Abstract
•Metformin is a oral biguanide commonly prescribed for the management of diabetes. •Patients should be evaluated for risk factors of metformin-associated lactic acidosis. •The updated measure of renal function is estimated glomerular filtration rate. Elaine Wong, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, is an associate professor of pharmacy practice at the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University Pharmacy, in Brooklyn, NY. She can be reached at . Department Editor, Timothy Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS, CCP, FASCP, who would like to hear your ideas for future columns, can be reached at .
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