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Ms. Toad

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42. Metformin is actually dirt cheap

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:30 PM

Aug 2016

(a typical dose - 1000 grams/day) ranges from $0 to $10 for 30 days. (In contrst, Tolinase is still available - and costs $85 - $130 at the reasonably priced pharmacies.) [Prices from GoodRX.com, and the Metformin price is in the range I pay - the total cost of my prescription is never as high as my copay.]

Metformin not significanty harmful to healthy kidneys - and recent studies suggest that it may even be safe for people with kidney disease. You might want to check with your doctor, again.

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