Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Metformin is commonly prescribed for managing blood sugar levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Some people may experience weight loss as a side effect of ...

Hims & Hers' lower-priced injectable semaglutide promoted during the Super Bowl has led to some patients receiving the more affordable metformin instead. Originally sourced from lilacs, metformin ...

The increasing popularity of weight loss drugs like Wegovy®, Ozempic, Mounjaro and metformin may have you wondering how all these options stack up. Are there benefits to one over the other?

Metformin is an old drug. In its earliest form, it was an extract from lilacs and was purportedly used in the 1700s to treat what the French called “sweet urine disease,” which we now know as ...

In May 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that some makers of metformin extended release remove some of their tablets from the U.S. market. This is because an unacceptable ...