%0 Journal Article
%T Study on the Side Effects and Complications of Metformin on Diabetic Patients
%A Amany Mohamed Moussa
%A Aseel Mohammed Sallam
%A Hams Ahmed Alamri
%A Jumana Ahmed Alghamdi
%A Nasser Saleh Almohussein
%A Saeed Mohammed Alshahrani
%A Nasser Saad Mohammed Ali
%J International Journal of Pharmaceutical And Phytopharmacological Research
%@ 2250-1029
%D 2021
%V 11
%N 1
%R 10.51847/EUdg619
%P 28-33
%X Metformin is prescribed worldwide, and treatment periods have increased, so, the prevalence of metformin-induced manifestations may have also significantly increased. The main study objective was to assess the self-reported side effects of the prescribed metformin in diabetic patients, to show the metformin complications and to show other uses of Metformin among the study participants. This cross-sectional study was conducted on a selected section of people in the Mecca region in Saudi Arabia from January 2021 to April 2021. Questionnaires were self-administered. The analysis included descriptive analysis in terms of central tendency and dispersion or percentage presentation. Inferential analysis was done using the chi-square test. The sample consisted of 389 respondents from more than five different nationalities. Age and feeling of numbness were statistically related (p
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