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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Arginine, Creatinine, Metformin, Tetrodotoxin, Imidacloprid, Creatine, Zanamivir, Cimetidine, Saxitoxin, Chlorhexidine, Guanfacine, Asymmetric dimethylarginine, Streptomycin, Eptifibatide, Clothianidin, Peramivir, Famotidine, Phosphocreatine, Tegaserod, Gusperimus, Phenformin, Benzamil, Guanidine, Polyaminopropyl biguanide, Apraclonidine, Nitroguanidine, Pentosidine, Argatroban, 5'-Guanidinonaltrindole, Amiloride, Triazabicyclodecene, Proguanil, Guanidinium chloride, Guanethidine, Creatine ethyl ester, Guanidinopropionic acid, Ditolylguanidine, Agmatine, UR-AK49, Guanidine nitrate, Guanadrel, Guanidinium thiocyanate, E-64, Glycocyamine, Hydramethylnon, Cycloguanil, Synthalin, Aptiganel, Lugduname, Leonurine, Chlorophenylbiguanide, 2-Cyanoguanidine, Camostat, Sulfaguanidine, 1,1,3,3-Tetramethylguanidine, Pimagedine, Laninamivir, Epinastine, Blasticidin S, Buformin, Nitroarginine, Ambazone, TAN-1057 A, TAN-1057 C, Guanabenz, Debrisoquine, Ebrotidine, Gabexate, VUF-8430, Argininosuccinic acid, Dihydrostreptomycin, Benexate, Creatine methyl ester, Sucrononic acid, Guanoxabenz, Mitoguazone, Impromidine, Picloxydine, Polyhexanide, Vargulin, Terbogrel, Robenidine, Guanochlor, Guanazodine, Guanoxan, Bisbiguanide, N-Propyl-L-arginine, Creatinolfosfate, Chlorproguanil, Moroxydine, Bethanidine, Lombricine. Excerpt: Metformin (INN, pronounced, -min; originally sold as Glucophage) is an oral antidiabetic drug in the biguanide class. It is the first-line drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, in particular, in overweight and obese people and those with normal kidney function. Evidence is also mounting for its efficacy in gestational diabetes, although safety concerns still preclude its widespread use in this setting. It is also used in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome, and has been investigated for other ...