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Medications›Metformin

Metformin

metformin is a diabetes-related agent which is a kind of nutritional or metabolic agent.
Dr. Jeffrey Pollard
Dr. Jeffrey Pollardreviewed this
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 23 years experience
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Diabetes drug

BrandsGlucophage, Diaphage, Diamin-500, Bigsens, Diabetmin, Diaformin, Galvus met , Gluconorm, Mengen, Metchek, Metforal, Metored, Metphage, Romidab

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