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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
The study investigated immediate and longer-term effects of exposure to metformin in-utero on children born to patients with pre-existing type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, or polycystic ovary syndrome. The results of the study were reassuring, with no safety signals of concern identified for use of metformin in pregnancy relating either to those who were pregnant or their baby.
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Metformin in pregnancy: study shows no safety concerns
A large study has shown no safety issues of concern relating to the use of metformin during pregnancy. The licence for metformin now reflects that it can be considered for use during pregnancy and the periconceptional phase as an addition or an alternative to insulin, if clinically needed. This...