NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/CNN)-- A widely-used diabetes drug is being recalled after manufacturers found it contained unacceptably high levels of a cancer-causing contaminant. Indian pharmaceutical company ...

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(CNN) -- A widely-used diabetes drug has been recalled after manufacturers found it contained unacceptably high levels of a cancer-causing contaminant. Indian pharmaceutical company Marksans Pharma ...

If you have type 2 diabetes, youve probably already been prescribed metformin, a common first-line treatment for the ...

Two pharmaceutical companies recently issued voluntary recalls for extended-release versions of the diabetes drug metformin, because it may contain high levels of a cancer-causing chemical, according ...

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An inexpensive medication used to treat type 2 diabetes may help prevent long COVID, according to new research published June 8 in the Lancet Infectious Diseases. When assessed 10 months after their ...

Two pharmaceutical companies recently issued voluntary recalls for extended-release versions of the diabetes drug metformin, because it may contain high levels of a cancer-causing chemical, according ...

The diabetes drug metformin hydrochloride has been recalled because it contains excess levels of a cancer-causing agent, the US Food and Drug Administration announced this week. The drug’s ...