MET and REZ
Question:
Hi do you have to be part of a study in order to be prescribed Metformin or Rezulin? Alot of people are talking about getting involved with a study in order to get it, so I was just wondering?
Response:
In article <19970918184001.OAA01…@ladder02.news.aol.com>, mouse…@aol.com (Mouse516) writes: >Hi do you have to be part of a study in order to be prescribed Metformin >or Rezulin? Alot of people are talking about getting involved with a study >in order to get it, so I was just wondering?
Right now, Rezulin (troglitazone) and Glucophage (metformin) are not indicated for PCOS. This means that a doctor is taking a professional risk by prescribing it to you, and could face liability if something were to go wrong. As a result, more conservative physicians will probably not prescribe it. You would need to find a very open-minded, more progressive doctor, most likely. Metformin caries with is about a 1 in 20,000 chance of developing lactic acidosis. This is often fatal, so it is nothing to fool around with. This kind of statistic really does affect a doctor’s willingness to go out on a limb. The current research studies on these drugs are for the purpose of determining *if* these drugs really do help women with PCOS. I think that these studies are going to be pivotal in the direction of future treatment of our condition. Christine G. (UpdeG…@aol.com) from Ohio
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