Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Metformin is an oral antidiabetic drug in the biguanide class. It is the first-line drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The most common symptoms following overdose appear to include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, tachycardia, drowsiness, and, rarely, hypoglycemia. The major potentially life-threatening complication of Metformin overdose is metabolic acidosis. We report a case of fatal Metformin toxicity following an acute intentional Metformin intoxication
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4414916587
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