Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Metformin
Drug Class
Blood Glucose Lowering Drugs, Excluding Insulin
ATC Code
A10BA02
Status
Essential Medicine
How to Take It
Dosage information not available for this product.
Safety Alerts
Renal or hepatic impairment, ketoacidosis or pre-coma, dehydration, severe infection, shock, cardiac or respiratory failure, recent MI, acute alcohol intoxication, alcoholism, patients above 75 years of age
Discontinue for 48hours before and after surgery
Important Warnings
Renal impairment, reduce dose to 50mg once daily if eGFR less than 50 ml/minute/1
73m2, elderly, monitor liver function before treatment and every 3 months for first year and periodically thereafter
Discontinue if patient develops jaundice or other signs of liver dysfunction
Side Effects
GI upsetlactic acidosis (discontinue)angioedemareduced Vit. B12 absorptionperipheral oedemaastheniadizzinessheadachetremorarthralgiaconstipationhypoglycaemiaRare: Hepatic dysfunctionupper respiratory tract infectionnasopharyngitis
Drug Interactions
Alcohol
cimetidine
iodinated contrast agents
corticosteroids
beta 2-agonists
diuretics
ACE inhibitors.
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Lactation
Contraindicated or not recommended.
Price Intelligence
Rs 1,695.06
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 14 · approved 01 Jul, 2025
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 14Rs 1,695.06
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