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Co-prescription of Metformin and Antipsychotics in Severe Mental Illness: A UK Primary Care Cohort Study

2024-12-05

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Metformin is a pharmacological candidate to mitigate second-generation antipsychotic (SGA)-induced weight gain in patients with severe mental illnesses (SMI). <h4>Objective</h4> To evaluate the incidence, prevalence, and demographic patterns of metformin co-prescription among patients diagnosed with SMI initiating SGAs. To estimate the impact of co-prescription on weight. <h4>...

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Literature Corpus work: 4d453e15-9c39-582e-9fce-a050a22d5baa
DOI: 10.1101/2024.12.03.24318407

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