GLUMETZA

This brand name is authorized in Canada, United States

Active ingredients

The drug GLUMETZA 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
GLUMETZA Film coated tablet, extended release	FDA, National Drug Code (US)	MPI, US: SPL/PLR

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: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 02268493, 02300451
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 68012-002, 68012-003, 68012-004