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Question: Does the panel think that metformin will be the aspirin of the 21st century?
Norman Evans: Certainly in America, where metformin has not been widely used until recently and is not available generically, it is fast becoming one of the most widely prescribed drugs.
Sue Cradock: The challenge is that it causes some side effects in some people so I don’t think it will be taken up by everyone.
Michael Kirby: In the metformin studies, exercise and diet did rather better than metformin, so patients may take the pill as the easy option but in fact they can do themselves more good by dieting and exercise.
Martin Cowie: I would make a general comment. If you ask a medical student how to treat a condition they will immediately give you a list of drugs. A lot of people coming through nursing college, medical school, and pharmacy school think that
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