Indeed, phenformin, an antidiabetic drug that belongs to the same class as metformin, was withdrawn from the market in 1977 because of the high incidence of lactic acidosis associated with its use.

Phenformin, the other previously available biguanide, was withdrawn from the market in 1977 because of an association with lactic acidosis. Buformin, another biguanide, is not available in the ...

Furthermore, activating AMPK in p53-null cells induces cell death. These data suggest a potential use for metformin and its more potent analogue phenformin as cancer prevention agents. Recently, we ...

Some of the names of the drugs banned in other parts of the world but available in India include anagen, cerivastatin, droperidol, furazolidone, lynestrenol, nitrofurazone, phenformin ...