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Metformin: A Fresh Angle for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis - Frankly Speaking Ep 445
Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine
10 minutes 43 seconds
3 months ago
Metformin: A Fresh Angle for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis - Frankly Speaking Ep 445
Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-445
Overview: Managing knee osteoarthritis (OA) in patients with obesity can be challenging, especially when standard treatments fall short. In this episode, we discuss emerging evidence on the use of metformin to reduce knee pain in patients without diabetes and explore how this option could expand your approach to OA management.
Episode resource links:
Pan F, Wang Y, Lim YZ, et al. Metformin for Knee Osteoarthritis in Patients With Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025;333(20):1804-1812.
Guest: Alan M. Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP Music Credit: Matthew Bugos
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Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine
A weekly Podcast series covering newsworthy topics in primary care medicine. Thoughts? Suggestions? Email us at
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