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    Pharmaceutical Roots: Metformin – could leading antidiabetic become ‘The aspirin of the 21st century?’

    Pharmaceutical Roots is a content series from LGC Mikromol investigating and outlining the natural origins of pharmaceutical substances, and offering a deeper dive into their uses, risks, and mechanisms of action. Introduction Taken orally, metformin hydrochloride is a leading biguanidine antihyperglycemic agent that manages high blood sugar levels in Type-2 diabetes. But despite its current status as the