Metformin Alcohol, Food & Lifestyle Interactions

There is 1 food and lifestyle interaction with metformin:

GENERALLY AVOID: Ethanol may potentiate the effects of metformin on lactate metabolism.

MANAGEMENT: Patients should be advised to avoid excessive alcohol consumption while taking metformin and to promptly notify their physician if they experience possible signs of lactic acidosis such as malaise, myalgia, respiratory distress, hyperventilation, slow or irregular heartbeat, somnolence, abdominal upset, or other unusual symptoms. Other antihyperglycemic agents may be more appropriate for alcoholic patients.

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metformin drug Interactions

There are 586 drug interactions with metformin

metformin disease Interactions

There are 4 disease interactions with metformin which include:

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