Which of the following oral hypoglycemic medications is classified as a biguanide?
glimepiride
acarbose
metformin
miglitol
metformin
Rationale: Metformin (Glucophage®) is an oral hypoglycemic medication classified as a biguanide. Glimepiride is a sulfonylurea hypoglycemic drug. Acarbose and miglitol are enzyme inhibiting hypoglycemic drugs.
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