title: [Metformin and lactic acidosis--fact or fiction? A review of current data].
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Kantonsspital Liestal. silvana.romerio@ksli.ch
authors.forename: S C Romerio
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bläuer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D000075202:Contraindications; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate / Q000502:physiology; D008687:Metformin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin