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What is Metformin?

Metformin an antidiabetic agent used for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (noninsulin dependent, NIDDM) as monotherapy when hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) cannot be managed with diet and exercise alone.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Diabetes Type 2 524 85 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 73 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) 59 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Diabetes Mellitus 23 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) 19 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 17 2 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 19
Moderate
 20
Mild
 45
None
 57

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Metformin

Diarrhea 28
Nausea 11
Loose stools 5
Stomach pain 4
Fatigue 4
Cramps in stomach 3
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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Metformin. See all 38 dosages ►

  500 mg/5 mL daily 500 mg daily 850 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 2 x 500 mg/5 mL daily 3 x 500 mg/5 mL daily 1,500 mg daily 1,700 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 4 x 500 mg/5 mL daily
  43 Number of Patients: 43 113 Number of Patients: 113 15 Number of Patients: 15 207 Number of Patients: 207 50 Number of Patients: 50 15 Number of Patients: 15 55 Number of Patients: 55 20 Number of Patients: 20 178 Number of Patients: 178 21 Number of Patients: 21  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Metformin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 43   Doctor's advice: 33%
Side effects too severe 41   Side effects too severe: 32%
Did not seem to work 27   Did not seem to work: 21%
Other 25   Other: 19%
Course of treatment ended 15   Course of treatment ended: 12%
Expense 6   Expense: 5%
Personal research 5   Personal research: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 2%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Metformin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Metformin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Metformin

Always
 99 70%
Usually
 29 21%
Sometimes
 6 4%
Never
 7 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Metformin

Very
 5 4%
Somewhat
 14 10%
A little
 29 21%
Not at all
 93 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Metformin

$200+
 2 2%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 1 1%
$25-49
 6 6%
< $25
 85 89%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.