

Can I buy Metformin online?
Can I Buy Metformin?
Patients can buy Metformin as part of a specialized treatment plan. After a phone call from a treatment specialist, you will be enrolled as a patient, and the pharmacy will ship the medication straight to your door.
Do we offer Metformin as part of a treatment plan? | No |
Weight Management | Effective weight loss with Metformin |
Metabolic Support | Boost your metabolism with Metformin |
Blood Sugar Control | Manage blood sugar levels |
How Does Metformin Work?
Metformin: A Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Metformin is used to treat type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome. It was FDA-approved for weight loss almost thirty years ago. Weight loss is a known side-effect. How metformin causes weight loss is not fully understood, but it may involve changes in the appetite centers in the brain, a decrease in food intake, decreased glucose production in the liver, or improved insulin sensitivity. Weight loss is likely due to decreased caloric intake rather than increased energy expenditure. Weight loss in metformin studies varies from 6 pounds to 13 pounds (+/- 15 pounds).
Metformin’s Role in Weight Loss: A Known Side Effect
Because the weight loss associated with metformin is modest and inconsistent, the FDA has not approved it as a weight-loss agent, but it continues to be used off-label. The 2015 Endocrine Society Practice Guideline on Pharmacology for Obesity does not recommend the use of metformin as monotherapy for obese patients without metabolic complications such as diabetes. The 2016 AACE/ACE guidelines on obesity management recommend the use of metformin in patients with obesity and evidence of prediabetes or insulin intolerance that does not respond to lifestyle medications or other anti-obesity medications.
Metformin is also being investigated as an anti-aging medication.
Benefits of Metformin
- Improves blood glucose control
- Weight loss
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Drug Details
What is Metformin used for?
- Treating polycystic ovary syndrome
- Treating type 2 diabetes
You should avoid Metformin if you are/have:
- Severe kidney disease
- Metabolic acidosis
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Known hypersensitivity to metformin hydrochloride
What are the side effects of Metformin?
- Decreased vitamin B12 levels
- Hypoglycemia with decreased calorie consumption or increased exercise
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Flatulence
- Astenia
- Indigestion
- Abdominal discomfort
- Headache
- None
Metformin Dosage & Frequency
- 500 mg or 850 mg
- Once or twice daily
References
- Effectiveness of metformin on weight loss in non-diabetic individuals with obesityhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23147210/
- Metformin Informationhttps://www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers/metformin-information
- Glycemic durability of rosiglitazone, metformin, or glyburide monotherapyhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17145742/
- Metformin: Mechanisms in Human Obesity and Weight Losshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6520185/
- Pharmacological management of obesity: an endocrine Society clinical practice guidelinehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25590212/
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MEDICAL CARE OF PATIENTS WITH OBESITYhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27219496/
- GLUCOPHAGE® (metformin hydrochloride) Tabletshttps://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2017/020357s037s039,021202s021s023lbl.pdf
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