METFOSYN

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug METFOSYN 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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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
B4-6658	Tablet	METFOSYN TABLET TAB 500 mg 110,1010	67 RNW-PP-226005 METFOSYN TABLET METFORMIN TABLETS BP 500MG Metformin Hydrochloride BP 500mg B4-6658 Drugs Imported Products 110,1010 Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 10/27/2022 SYNERMED (NIGERIA) LIMITED, ADENIYI JONES IKEJA LAGOS LAGOS 8035873263 synermednigeria@hotmail.com ZEST PHARMA, PLOT NO.275, SECTOR 'F' SANWAR ROAD, INDORE :- 452015 (M.P), INDIA, India	06/07/2023

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		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)
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	B4-6658