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. Read about Metformin

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	Câmara de Regulação 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