Long and Short-term Metformin Consumption as a Potential Therapy to Prevent Complications of COVID-19

Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of metformin in complication improvement of hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Methods: This was a randomized clinical trial that involved 189 patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection. Patients in the intervention group received metformin-5...

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Main Authors: Elnaz Shaseb, Saba Ghaffary, Alireza Garjani, Elnaz Zoghi, Nasrin Maleki Dizaji, Somaieh Soltani, Parvin Sarbakhsh, Mohammad Hossein Somi, Parya Valizadeh, Ali Taghizadieh, Masood Faghihdinevari, Mojtaba Varshochi, Behrooz Naghily, Zhinous Bayatmakoo, Parviz Saleh, Sepehr Taghizadeh, Mehdi Haghdoost, Hamid Owaysi, Fatemeh Ravanbakhsh Ghavghani, Mohammad Kazem Tarzamni, Rojin Moradi, Fateme Javan Ali Azar, Saeid Shabestari Khiabani, Ardavan Ghazanchaei, Sana Hamedani, Shahabeddin Hatefi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2023-07-01
Series:Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin
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Online Access:https://apb.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/apb-13-621.pdf