BIOPHAGE

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug BIOPHAGE 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
A11-0122	Caplet	Biophage 1000 mg Caplets TAB 1000 mg	Each caplet contains: Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg	27/08/2021
A4-6597	Caplet	Biophage 500 mg Tablets TAB 500 mg	Each tablet contains: Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg	27/08/2021

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	A11-0122, A4-6597