Interní Med. 2010; 12(10): 516-519

Is metformin only an antidiabetic drug?

prof.MUDr.Jindřiška Perušičová, DrSc.
Interní klinika FN Motol a 2. LF UK Praha

For over fifty years, metformin has been known as an effective antihyperglycaemic drug not associated with weight gain. In recent years,

it has been successfully used in nondiabetic situations as well. Metformin substitutes for the lack of safe anti-obesity medications, is the

drug of choice in women with PCOS and is therapeutically valid in individuals with NASH. The most significant activity of metformin that

has been shown recently is its anti-tumorous effect in a number of cancers.

Keywords: metformin, weight, PCOS, NASH, oncological therapy

Published: November 15, 2010  Show citation

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