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      Uso de la metformina en la diabetes mellitus tipo II Translated title: Use of metformin to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus

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          Metformina es una biguanida eficaz en el control metabólico de la diabetes mellitus tipo II, no insulinodependiente cuando el control dietético falla. Dada su probada eficacia y actual accesibilidad en el mercado de medicamentos en Cuba, para ser utilizada a nivel primario de atención no solo en pacientes sintomáticos sino en la población en riesgo, se presenta este artículo cuyo propósito es actualizar a los especialistas de Medicina General Integral y Medicina Interna acerca de aspectos de interés relacionados con este medicamento, como: interacciones medicamentosas, enfermedades concomitantes, la biotransformación de la droga y los posibles efectos adversos que se pueden asociar a su uso. Se presentan consideraciones finales acerca del uso de esta droga.

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          Metformin is an effective biguanide for the metabolic control of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus when the dietary control fails. Given its proven efficacy and present accessibility in the pharmaceutical market in Cuba -to be used at primary health care not only in symptomatic patients but in the population at risk-this article was presented to update the knowledge of the Family Medicine and Internal Medicine specialists about interesting aspects related to this drug, i.e, drug interactions, concomitant diseases, drug biotransformation and the possible adverse effects associated to its use. Final remarks on the use of this drug were stated.

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                Revista Cubana de Farmacia
                Rev Cubana Farm
                Editorial Ciencias Médicas (Ciudad de la Habana, , Cuba )
                0034-7515
                1561-2988
                March 2011
                : 45
                : 1
                : 157-166
                Affiliations
                [01] La Habana orgnameInstituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología Cuba yohana@ 123456inhem.sld.cu
                Article
                S0034-75152011000100015 S0034-7515(11)04500115
                07c55871-bd6d-4c6a-98fe-a48009fcf8f4

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 05 October 2010
                : 13 November 2010
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                FARMACODIVULGACIÓN

                indications,diabetes tipo II,Metformina,family physician,type 2 diabetes,Metformin,indicaciones,médico de familia

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