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2. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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   take (often effectively a noun meaning "prescription"—medical prescription or prescription drug) rep. repetatur: let it be repeated s. signa: write (write on the label) s.a. secundum artem: according to the art (accepted practice or best practice) SC subcutaneous "SC" can be mistaken for "SL," meaning sublingual. See also SQ: sem. semen seed ...

3. Metformin - Wikipedia

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   Metformin inhibits cyclic AMP production, blocking the action of glucagon, and thereby reducing fasting glucose levels. [117] Metformin also induces a profound shift in the faecal microbial community profile in diabetic mice, and this may contribute to its mode of action possibly through an effect on glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion. [108]

4. List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1] a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night Omne Nocte a.s., as, AS left ear auris sinistra a.u., au, AU both ears together or each ear aures unitas or auris uterque b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day bis die sumendum b.i.d., bid, BID

5. Why Doctors Are Calling This Common Medication a "Wonder Drug"

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   “Metformin is a prescription medication, and one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world,” Dr. Cutler says. Alan agrees. “It is cheap, with a generally favorable side effect ...

6. List of medical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").

7. How Long Will It Take to Lose Weight on Metformin?

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   After six months, the metformin-taking group had a mean weight loss of about 13 pounds. Those who weren’t taking metformin experienced weight gain — almost two pounds on average.