FORMET

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Singapore

Active ingredients

The drug FORMET contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Metformin
UNII 786Z46389E - METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE

Metformin is a biguanide with antihyperglycaemic effects, lowering both basal and postprandial plasma glucose. It does not stimulate insulin secretion and therefore does not produce hypoglycaemia.

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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
A10BA02 Metformin A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A10 Drugs used in diabetes → A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins → A10BA Biguanides
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Identifier(s): 1801T, 2430X, 8607B
Country: BR Cรขmara de Regulaรงรฃo do Mercado de Medicamentos Identifier(s): 505603004116419
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 58632, 58938, 59908
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 13924P, 13925P, 13927P

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