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, diabetic ketoacidosis or pre-coma, cardiac or respiratory failure, recent MI, acute alcohol intoxication, alcoholism
Important Warnings
Assess risk factors for lactic acidosis
Monitor renal function at least annually
Discontinue for 48 hours before and after surgery and measure renal function before resuming therapy, Elderly
Side Effects
Serious hyper sensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (discontinue)nausealactic acidosis (discontinue)hypoglycaemiaconstipationheadachediarrhoeavomiting.
Drug Interactions
Alcohol
cimetidine
iodinated contrast agents
glucocorticoids
ACE inhibitors
potent CYP3A4 inhibitors
digoxin
insulin
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Lactation
Not recommended.
Price Intelligence
Rs 251.72
DVAGO observed price · as of 30 July 2026
No approved ceiling matched to this exact pack and strength.
Prices across sources
DVAGORs 251.72
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