Severity of Gastrointestinal Side Effects of Metformin Tablet Compared to Metformin Capsule in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

• Published in: Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 73 - 76
• Main Authors: Siavash, Mansour, Tabbakhian, Majid, Sabzghabaee, Ali Mohammad, Razavi, Niloufar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 01.04.2017; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Gastrointestinal side effects; Metformin capsule; Metformin tablet; Original; type 2 diabetes mellitus; Gastrointestinal side effects; Metformin tablet; type 2 diabetes mellitus; Metformin capsule

This study was designed to compare the severity of gastrointestinal (GI) side effects in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients receiving tablet or capsule forms of metformin. In this prospective interventional study, patients were evaluated from June to November 2016 at DM clinics affiliated to Isf...