Drug Side Effects

METFORMIN ER 500 MG

250546 reported adverse events

These side effects are most commonly reported by patients taking METFORMIN ER 500 MG:

# Side effect Count
0 NAUSEA 15688
1 BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED 15420
2 DIARRHOEA 14879
3 DRUG INEFFECTIVE 13568
4 FATIGUE 12206
5 ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 11100
6 VOMITING 10079
7 DYSPNOEA 9887
8 WEIGHT DECREASED 9346
9 LACTIC ACIDOSIS 9115
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METFORMIN ER 500 MG is most commonly taken among patients reporting these side effects:

# Side effect Count Frequency
0 LACTIC ACIDOSIS 9115 0.3746
1 EUGLYCAEMIC DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS 819 0.3305
2 DIABETIC METABOLIC DECOMPENSATION 320 0.2752
3 HYPERLACTACIDAEMIA 464 0.2378
4 GLYCOSYLATED HAEMOGLOBIN INCREASED 3573 0.1774
5 ANION GAP INCREASED 191 0.1702
6 GLYCOSYLATED HAEMOGLOBIN DECREASED 193 0.1595
7 DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS 3068 0.1539
8 KETOACIDOSIS 937 0.1494
9 METABOLIC ACIDOSIS 3705 0.1460
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