Recent news on Phenformin

Caution issued on health product  -  25 May 2007
News.gov.hk,Phenformin, once used to manage diabetes, was banned as it was associated with an unacceptably high incidence of lactic acidosis (build up of lactic acid in

Health Canada Is Advising Not To Use Xiaokeshuping Jiangtangning ...  -  May 17, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,The Hong Kong Department of Health found Xiaokeshuping Jiangtangning Jiaonang capsules to contain the undeclared pharmaceutical drugs phenformin,

All about Oral Anti-Diabetic Drugs  -  May 8, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Biguanides Examples of such drugs are phenformin and metformin. ¦ Glitazones An example of this drug is rosiglitazone. Action The oral anti-diabetic drugs

Western drug ingredients found in proprietary Chinese medicine  -  Feb 6, 2007
Media Newswire (press release),Upon laboratory analysis, the product was found to have contained Western drug ingredients phenformin , rosiglitazone and glibenclamide .

Caution issued on Chinese medicine  -  Feb 5, 2007
News.gov.hk,The product contains phenformin, rosiglitazone and glibenclamide. Phenformin was used previously for the management of diabetes.

Metformin in early pregnancy may be safe for fetus  Oct 17, 2006
...and colleagues point out. Furthermore, a similar drug, phenformin, has been shown to cause birth defects. Polycystic ovary syndrome ... -Reuters 2 TCM practitioners suspended for using, having controlled ...  Aug 25, 2006
...the Poisons Act. This was for selling without a licence capsules containing two poisons - glibenclamide and phenformin. The TCM ... -Channel News Asia

2 TCM practitioners suspended for using, having controlled ...  Aug 25, 2006
...the Poisons Act. This was for selling without a licence capsules containing two poisons - glibenclamide and phenformin. The TCM ... -Channel News Asia



Poisoning death rate increases  Apr 28, 2006
One of those affected by fake Chinese medicine was a 55-year-old man who took capsules containing the illegal chemical phenformin. ... - The Standard

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