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phenformin [fɛnˈfɔːmɪn]

(Medicine / Pharmacology) a biguanide administered orally in the treatment of diabetes to lower blood concentrations of glucose; it has been largely superseded by metformin. Formula: C₁₀H₁₅N₅

[from phen(yl) + form(aldehyde) + -in]

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biguanide drug			The differential diagnosis of an anion gap metabolic acidosis includes the presence or ingestion of methanol, uremia, diabetic ketoacidosis, phenformin, paraldehyde, ischemia, isoniazid, iron, lactate, ethylene glycol, ethanol, salicylates, starvation ketosis, or solvents (the traditional MUDPILES mnemonic). An unusual case of poisoning by Sahn, Steven A. / Southern Medical Journal The FDA pulled phenformin off the shelves in the 1970s because it had toxic side effects. Scorin' with Orrin by MENCIMER, STEPHANIE / Washington Monthly About the same time, the FDA ordered four California supplement distributors to recall herbal compounds that illegally contained glyburide or phenformin, prescription drugs that lower blood sugar levels. Death by Dietary Supplement? by Miller, Henry I.; Longtin, David / Nutrition Health Review			Phelps phen- phenacaine phenacetin phenacite phenacomys Phenakistoscope Phenalgin phenanthrene Phenanthridine Phenanthroline Phenaphen phenarsazine chloride phenazine phenazopyridine phencyclidine phencyclidine hydrochloride Phene phenelzine Phenergan phenetic phenetics phenetidine Phenetol phenetole phenformin phengophobia Phenic Phenic acid Phenicia Phenician Phenicine Phenicious Phenicopter pheniramine phenix pheno- pheno-safranine phenobarbital phenobarbitone phenocopy phenocryst Phenogamia Phenogamian phenol Phenol acid Phenol alcohol Phenol aldehyde Phenol phthalein phenol red phenolate			Phenegic Phenegic phenelzine phenelzine Phenelzine sulfate Phenelzine sulfate Phenergan Phenergan Phenerozoic Phenerozoic phenethicillin phenethyl acetate Phenethyl alcohol Phenethyl alcohol Phenethyl alcohol Phenethyl alcohol phenethyl isobutyrate phenethyl isothiocyanate Phenethylamine Phenethylamine Phenethylamines Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved phenetic phenetically pheneticist phenetics phenetidine phenetidine Phenetol phenetole phenformin Phengodidae phengophobia phengophobia Phenic phenic acid phenic acid phenic acid Phenice Phenice Phenicia Phenicia Phenician Phenicine Phenicious phenicochroite Phenicopter Phenidate Phenidate phenidone phenidone phenindamine Phenindione pheniprazine pheniramine pheniramine pheniramine Pheniramine maleate Pheniramine maleate Pheniramine maleate Phenistix

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