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MHLW Panel Approves to Contraindicate Metformin in Impaired Kidney Function Patients with eGFR less than 30
The health ministry’s panel on the safety of drugs approved on May 31 package insert revisions for products containing the diabetes treatment metformin, contraindicating their use in patients with impaired kidney function with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less…
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