The two men had become the first known humans to summit the world's tallest mountain on May 29, 1953 (time line of Everest milestones). Returning to base camp, Hillary had irreverently remarked, We knocked the bastard off..
After repeated administration of metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets, metformin did not accumulate in plasma. Within-subject variability in Cmax and AUC of metformin from metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets is comparable to that with metformin hydrochloride tablets.
If you are taking the extended-release tablets, do not crush, chew, or dissolve them. Doing so can release all of the drug at once, increasing the risk of side effects. Also, do not split extended-release tablets unless they have a score line and your doctor or pharmacist tells you to do so.