A new Diabetes drug is being trialled for patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes to see if there is less diarrhoea side effects compared with standard first line Metformin. 60 patients had the new drug, of whom 6 developed diarrhoea side effects. A further 60 patients had Metformin initiated instead and 3 of these patients developed diarrhoea.
What is the risk ratio for the new Diabetes drug? All answers are rounded to 2 decimal places.
