Chronic Metformin Therapy is Associated with a Lower Risk of Hemorrhoid in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Chronic Metformin Therapy is Associated with a Lower Risk of Hemorrhoid in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background: Metformin has anti-inflammatory property and reduces the risk of varicose vein in our previous study.Aim: To investigate the risk of hemorrhoid, another common disease involving the hemorrhoidal venous plexus, in ever vs. never users of metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus...

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Main Author: Chin-Hsiao Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
diabetes mellitus
hemorrhoid
metformin
National Health Insurance
pharmacoepidemiology
Taiwan
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.578831/full

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