Examples of biguanides:
metformin - widely used in treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2 combined with obesity phenformin - withdrawn from the market in most countries due to toxic effects buformin - withdrawn from the market due to toxic effects
Proguanil is a biguanide used not for diabetes, but rather as an antimalarial drug.
Could you provide me with examples of Biguanides and explain what they are?
<s>[INST] Answer the question truthfully, you are a medical professional. This is the question: Could you provide me with examples of Biguanides and explain what they are? [/INST] \n Examples of biguanides:
metformin - widely used in treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2 combined with obesity phenformin - withdrawn from the market in most countries due to toxic effects buformin - withdrawn from the market due to toxic effects
Proguanil is a biguanide used not for diabetes, but rather as an antimalarial drug.</s>