METFORAL

This brand name is authorized in Cyprus, Estonia, Hong Kong, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Singapore, Tunisia, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug METFORAL 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
METFORAL Film-coated tablet	Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY)	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: EE	Ravimiamet	Identifier(s): 1011317, 1011328, 1064708, 1064719, 1064720, 1064731, 1164765, 1164776, 1164787, 1164798, 1462979, 1462980, 1757189, 1757190, 1757202, 1757213, 1757224, 1757279, 1757280, 1757291, 1757303, 1757314, 1757347, 1757358, 1757369, 1757370, 1757381, 1822889
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 52429, 52809
Country: IT	Agenzia del Farmaco	Identifier(s): 019449014, 019449038, 037062039
Country: LT	Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba	Identifier(s): 1003374, 1003375, 1004021, 1004022, 1004330, 1010745, 1010746, 1017707, 1017708, 1017709, 1017710, 1064512
Country: MT	Medicines Authority	Identifier(s): AA203/00201, AA203/00202
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 11527P
Country: TN	Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament	Identifier(s): 9163141, 9163144
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 34/21.2/0359, 34/21.2/0360