GLUCOPHAGE

This brand name is authorized in Albania, Austria, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug GLUCOPHAGE 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. Read about Metformin

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
GLUCOPHAGE Tablet / Extended-release tablet	FDA, National Drug Code (US)	MPI, US: SPL/PLR
GLUCOPHAGE Film-coated tablet	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC

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: AL	Fondi i Sigurimit të Detyrueshëm të Kujdesit Shëndetësor	Identifier(s): 411/201
Country: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 02099233, 02162849
Country: DE	Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte	Identifier(s): 01332709, 01332738, 01690811, 02160452, 04024546, 04349320
Country: EE	Ravimiamet	Identifier(s): 1138520, 1782446
Country: FI	Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus	Identifier(s): 008023, 010730, 374231
Country: FR	Base de données publique des médicaments	Identifier(s): 61052830, 67547090, 68583940, 68915976
Country: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 137487, 137491, 14331, 14356, 153679, 153681, 161875, 381379, 381380, 381382, 381383, 381385, 381386, 387710, 89908, 89909
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 27087, 27705, 50383, 52624, 57185, 60306, 65855, 66531
Country: IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 27723, 27731, 27742
Country: IT	Agenzia del Farmaco	Identifier(s): 017758018, 017758020, 017758069, 040628024, 040628048, 040628063
Country: MT	Medicines Authority	Identifier(s): AA1228/01501, AA1228/01502, AA1438/07401, AA521/05002, AA770/10301, AA770/10302, AA770/11101, AA770/11102, AA908/20501, AA908/20502, PI908/02701A
Country: NG	Registered Drug Product Database	Identifier(s): 04-6233, 04-6234, B4-5413, B4-8203, B4-8204, B4-9596
Country: PL	Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych	Identifier(s): 100161645, 100177741, 100213112, 100229225, 100229231, 100246755, 100326307
Country: RO	Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale	Identifier(s): W13583008, W13583009, W13583010, W13583011, W13583012, W13583013, W13583014, W13583015, W13583016, W13583017, W13583018, W13583019, W13583020, W13583021, W13583022, W13583023, W13583024, W13583025, W13583026, W13872001, W13872002, W13872003, W13872004, W13872005, W13872006, W13872007, W13872008, W13872009, W13872010, W13872011, W13872012, W13872013, W13872014, W13872015, W13872016, W13872017, W13872018, W13872019, W13872020, W13872021, W13872022, W13872023, W13872024, W13872025, W13872026, W13872027, W13872028, W13872029, W13873001, W13873002, W13873003, W13873004, W13873005, W13873006, W13873007, W13873008, W13873009, W13873010, W13873011, W13873012, W13873013, W13873014, W13873015, W13873016, W13873017, W13873018, W13873019, W13873020, W13873021, W13873022, W13873023, W13873024, W43318001, W43318002, W63930002, W63930004, W63931002, W63931004
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 04249P, 06988P, 11945P, 13249P, 13751P, 13994P
Country: TN	Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament	Identifier(s): 3183041, 9043261, 9043262, 9043263
Country: TR	İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu	Identifier(s): 8699808090102, 8699808090119, 8699808090126, 8699808090133
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 0087-6060, 0087-6063, 0087-6064, 0087-6071
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 37/21.2/0272, 43/21.2/0185, 45/21.2/0066, A39/21.2/0027, F/21.2/145