Safety and efficacy of metformin for the treatment of pain: protocol for a systematic review

Nabeelah Zaman, Colin Heron, Theodore J Price, Robyn Houlden, Patrick Alexander Norman, Behnam Sadeghirad, Abdul K Pullattayil, Scott Duggan, Ian Gilron

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119049
Published: 2026-07
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119049,
  title = {Safety and efficacy of metformin for the treatment of pain: protocol for a systematic review},
  author = {Nabeelah Zaman and Colin Heron and Theodore J Price and Robyn Houlden and Patrick Alexander Norman and Behnam Sadeghirad and Abdul K Pullattayil and Scott Duggan and Ian Gilron},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119049},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119049}
}

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TI  - Safety and efficacy of metformin for the treatment of pain: protocol for a systematic review
AU  - Nabeelah Zaman
AU  - Colin Heron
AU  - Theodore J Price
AU  - Robyn Houlden
AU  - Patrick Alexander Norman
AU  - Behnam Sadeghirad
AU  - Abdul K Pullattayil
AU  - Scott Duggan
AU  - Ian Gilron
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119049
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Zaman, N., Heron, C., Price, T. J., Houlden, R., Norman, P. A., Sadeghirad, B., Pullattayil, A. K., Duggan, S., & Gilron, I. (2026). Safety and efficacy of metformin for the treatment of pain: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119049

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