New findings on metformin.👀👀👀

Every once in a while, new benefits of metformin are discovered. Earlier this year, a large cohort study conducted by researchers from the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark and Stanford University in the United States also found new findings on metformin. The study noted that men took metformin in the three months before conception (during sperm development). His male...

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What should patients pay attention to when taking aspirin for a long time?📝📝📝

Aspirin is a classic and commonly used antithrombotic drug. In clinical, its application is very extensive. It can be used to prevent and treat cerebral thrombosis, cardiopulmonary infarction, angina pectoris, ischemic heart disease, etc. It plays an important role in the prevention of primary and secondary cardiovascular disease. Therefore, aspirin needs to be taken by many...

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What is the difference between alogliptin, linagliptin, saxagliptin, sitagliptin and vildagliptin?📊📊📊

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor is a new type of oral hypoglycemic drug with the fastest growing clinical use recently. Alogliptin, linagliptin, saxagliptin, sitagliptin and vildagliptin all belong to this class of drugs, but what exactly is the difference between them?What is the mechanism of action of DPP-4 inhibitors?Intestinal cells are stimulated by food (especially...

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