Glucophage
Glucophage is a diabetes medication containing Metformin, available as 500/850/1000mg tablets.
Details
- Conditions
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Alternative Name
- Metabet, Glucophage SR, Glycomet
- Therapeutic Class
- Biguanide Antidiabetic
- Pharmacological Class
- Biguanide
- Known Off-label Uses
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- Minor Side Effects
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea
- Moderate Side Effects
- abdominal pain, loss of appetite
- Dosage Forms
- Film-coated tablet, Prolonged-release tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Merck KGaA
- Onset Time
- 2–3 hours
- Duration
- 6–12 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature in the original packaging.
- Drug Interactions
- Alcohol, Iodinated contrast agents
- Age Restrictions
- Consult specialist for use in children.
What you will receive
Glucophage is the originator brand name, made by Merck KGaA. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Merck KGaA and do not ship the original Glucophage.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Metformin) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.