This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong
The drug METPHAR contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Metformin
UNII 786Z46389E - METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE
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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. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| A10BA02 | Metformin | A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A10 Drugs used in diabetes → A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins → A10BA Biguanides |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| Country: HK | Department of Health Drug Office | Identifier(s): 66869 |
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