]> 2026-07-31T12:14:24+00:00 WBR0673 0 en Pioglitazone Pramlintide Metformin Metformin is a biguanide that is commonly used as a first line therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is contraindicated in renal failure and in patients among the age of 80 years. It has been associated, in rare cases, with lactic acidosis. Exenatide Glimepiride Pharmacology A 52-year-old obese man, with a past medical history significant for hypertension, dyslipidemia, diverticulosis, and chronic kidney disease presents to the physician's office for his annual check-up. Routine work-up shows an HbA1c of 7.5%. The physician decides he wants to start the patient on oral antidiabetic therapy given this finding. Which of the following medications must be avoided in the patient? C Endocrine 2020-10-28T01:22:22Z 2459150.5571991 WBR0673