Clinicians may fail to recognize common side effects of drugs like gabapentin — which are frequently prescribed for nerve pain — leading them to prescribe unnecessary medications that cause yet more ...

Objective The aim of this systematic review was to assess the effect of metformin on anthropometric indices, hormones and adipocytokine concentrations in children with overweight or obesity. Methods ...

All this week, the TDN has been trying to nail down concrete details surrounding the studies performed for the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium's (RMTC) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) into ...

Taking metformin during menopause helps with hormone levels and metabolic health. Metformin's side effects include digestive upset and a metallic taste in the mouth. Research suggests that metformin ...

A common diabetes drug could dampen some of the key benefits of exercise, a new study has found. Researchers from Rutgers University discovered that adults who took metformin, a widely used generic ...

A new drug currently known as NG101 reduced nausea and vomiting in patients with obesity using GLP-1s by 40% and 67%, respectively, based on data from a phase 2 trial presented at the Obesity ...

Doctors have long known that antidepressants come with side effects for cardiovascular and metabolic health. But a major analysis from a team of researchers in the U.K. has, for the first time, pulled ...

A new study compared the effects of 30 drugs on cholesterol, blood pressure and weight gain. By Chloe W. Shakin A new large-scale analysis found that the short-term cardiovascular and metabolic side ...

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Metformin vs. Ozempic: What’s the Difference? Metformin (Fortamet, Glumetza) and semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus) are medicines that treat type 2 diabetes. They both lower blood sugar, but they work ...