Source: Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) Revision Year: 2021 Publisher: Laboratori Guidotti S.p.A, Via Livornese 897, La Vettola 56122, PISA, Italy Local Representative, Menarini Hellas S.A., An. Damvergi 7, Athens, Greece, Τel.: 210-8316111
METFORAL 500 mg film-coated tablets.
METFORAL 850 mg film-coated tablets.
| Pharmaceutical Form |
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Film-coated tablets. METFORAL 500 mg film-coated tablets: White, round film-coated tablet, shallow biconvex, beveled edges. METFORAL 850 mg film-coated tablets: White, oblong film-coated tablet with a break-mark on both sides. The break-mark is only to facilitate breaking for ease of swallowing and not to divide into equal doses. |
Each film-coated tablet contains:
500 mg of metformin hydrochloride, equivalent to 390 mg of metformin.
Each film-coated tablet contains:
850 mg of metformin hydrochloride, equivalent to 662.9 mg of metformin.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Metformin |
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. |
| List of Excipients |
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Colloidal anhydrous silica |
Rigid thermoformed PVC/PVDC/aluminium blister strips, thermo-sealed with thermoforming resin-lacquered aluminium film, packed in lithographed cardboard packets.
METFORAL 500 mg film-coated tablets: 50 film-coated tablets.
METFORAL 850 mg film-coated tablets: 30 film-coated tablets.
Laboratori Guidotti S.p.A, Via Livornese 897, La Vettola 56122, PISA, Italy
Local Representative, Menarini Hellas S.A., An. Damvergi 7, Athens, Greece, Τel.: 210-8316111
Metforal 500 mg: 017499
Metforal 850 mg: 018663
Date of first authorisation:
Metforal 500 mg: 11/12/1997
Metforal 850 mg: 15/02/2000
| Drug | Countries | |
|---|---|---|
| METFORAL | Cyprus, Estonia, Hong Kong, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Singapore, Tunisia, South Africa |
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