Latest health claims are that is the medicine metformin is taken once daily it is safe and effective in type 2 diabetes.
In the words of co-author Dr. Bret Berner, "With this extended-release formula, you can give the patients up to 2000 mg a day. The new formulation, which goes by the brand name Glumetza, seems to improve "patients' tolerability for higher doses."
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Dr. Bret Berner is chief scientific officer and vice president of product development at Menlo Park, California-based Depomed, the maker of the product.
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