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Can metformin cause lung failure?
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Not directly: It can cause severe lactic acidosis which can lead to respiratory failure, but commonly not lung damage directly.
Answered 8/29/2012
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Well... probalby not: There is one case report of metformin induced lung injury in the literature; millions of people take the drug regularly, which makes me question even the validity of that report.
Answered 7/28/2012
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