A nationwide wastewater-based assessment of metformin consumption across Australia

A nationwide wastewater-based assessment of metformin consumption across Australia

Metformin is the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes. Monitoring spatial patterns of metformin use could provide new insights into treatment of type 2 diabetes and the distribution among populations. This study applied a wastewater-based epidemiological (WBE) approach to estimate metformi...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, F. (Author), Mueller, J.F (Author), O'Brien, J.W (Author), Thai, P.K (Author), Thomas, K.V (Author), Tscharke, B. (Author), Yang, D. (Author), Zheng, Q. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NLM (Medline) 2022
Subjects:
Australia
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
human
Humans
metformin
Metformin
non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Socio-economic factors
Spatial pattern
Type 2 diabetes
Waste Water
wastewater
Wastewater
Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring
water pollutant
Water Pollutants, Chemical
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