Talk:Metformin

The version that this comment is about
This comment is about the Latest revision as of 10:55, 15 April 2023 version of this article.

The sentence that is stale
In the "Pharmacokinetics" sub-section of (the "Pharmacology" section of) [that version of] the article, the sentence [displayed as] More lipophilic derivatives of metformin are presently under investigation with the aim of producing prodrugs with superior oral absorption than metformin. is stale.

Choice of words, too (not just grammatical "tense")
Not only does that sentence still use the present tense, while referencing a reliable source from over 12 years ago ("date = February 2011"), but also ... that sentence uses the phrase "are presently under investigation", which seems to be indicating -- (perhaps incorrectly) -- that the pharmaceuticals (the "derivatives of metformin") that were "under investigation" as of "February 2011", are still "under investigation", now.

What should be done?
I am not sure what would be the best choice. One idea would be to use the past tense, together with some adverbial modifier /slash "explanation", such as [the prepositional phrase] "as of February 2011". Some other ideas might spring from ... having some knowledge of what the current status really is, of (the "investigation" into) those "lipophilic derivatives of metformin" that were "under investigation [...]", as of February 2011.

Any advice, or comments? -- Mike Schwartz (talk) 05:48, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Special meds..
... Like this one. IF there is a Nuclear War, what would happen if one can no longer get these meds? I'm not after med advice from Wikipedia at all, only asking what would happen if no one could get these meds due to a catastrophic event like a Nuclear War. 😘🥰😺 Nuclear Sergeant (talk) 07:03, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

CS1 maint: overridden setting -- fixing the page and removing it from the error / warning category
Hello I refer to your edit https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metformin&oldid=prev&diff=1199501844 (where you reverted my edit where I fixed an error).

When the display-authors limitation is set in the main template "cs1 config", as in this page, then this setting applies to all citations. There is no need to set it additionally in each citation if it is already set in the "cs1 config". If this option is set in both config and individual citation, the articles go to the "error" / "warning" category "CS1 maint: overridden setting". My edits fix this problem and remove pages from this "CS1 maint: overridden setting" category. In that particular edit, the page already has "", so if the page has a duplicate "name-list-style=vanc" or "display-authors=6" in each individual "" or at least in one , then the page will go to the error category, "CS1 maint: overridden setting", as you can see. Before my edit, the page was in "CS1 maint: overridden setting". My edit removed the page from this category. Therefore, please consider restoring my edit.

Additionally, in the edit summary of your revert, you specified to see the Talk page, but I didn't find any topic on the Talk page regarding this issue, so I'm creating this topic and welcome you.

Thank you! Maxim Masiutin (talk) 07:14, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Anti-aging
Heard this drug is associated with slowing down aging. 173.26.186.172 (talk) 14:56, 27 February 2024 (UTC)


 * That's already noted at Metformin. Peaceray (talk) 15:26, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

covid
Some researchers have tried to use Metformin to treat covid patients. Any update ? Wisdood (talk) 18:38, 4 March 2024 (UTC)