RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 MALAdaptive: Do We Avoid Metformin Unnecessarily? JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO J Am Board Fam Med FD American Board of Family Medicine SP 136 OP 141 DO 10.3122/jabfm.2014.01.120173 VO 27 IS 1 A1 Terpening, Chris YR 2014 UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/27/1/136.abstract AB Convention holds that the use of metformin is contraindicated in many patients secondary to concerns about lactic acidosis. However, current evidence suggests that metformin-associated lactic acidosis is at most idiosyncratic. Awareness of the current evidence should permit broader use of this valuable medication.