Medicines by ATC code A10BA Biguanide blood glucose lower drugs

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for diabetes other than insulin

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 112 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

94 prescription only (POM)
12 no longer supplied or not available

Active substance: Metformin – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

Place in the ATC classification

A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
1. A10 Drugs used in diabetes 589 medicines
  1. A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins 472 medicines
    1. A10BA Biguanide blood glucose lower drugs 112 medicines
      1. A10BA02 metformin 112 medicines

2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

Medicine	Legal category
Abiano 1000 mg effervescent tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Bolamyn SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets, Sukkarto SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets, Metformin 750 mg prolonged-release tablets, Metabet SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Diagemet XL 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Glucient SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Glucient SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Glucophage 500 mg tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage 850 mg tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage SR 1000 mg tablets (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets, Getemin SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Jesacrin 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Meijumet 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Meijumet 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Meijumet 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metabet SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets, Metformin 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets, Bolamyn SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metabet SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets, Metformin 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 100 mg / ml oral solution SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 500 mg film-coated tablets, Almetin 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 500 mg tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 500 mg tablets BP SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 850 mg film-coated tablets BP SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 850 mg film-coated tablets, Almetin 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 850 mg tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 850 mg tablets BP SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Accord SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin Colonis 1000 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin Colonis 500 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin Colonis 850 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin Flamingo SR 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Flamingo SR 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Flamingo SR 750 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg granules for oral solution SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg powder for oral solution SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg/5 ml oral solution SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg granules for oral solution SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg powder for oral solution SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Amarox 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Brown & Burk 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Brown & Burk 500 mg prolonged-release tablets (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Brown & Burk 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Consilient Health 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Consilient Health 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Consilient Health 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Cygnus Pharma 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Cygnus Pharma 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Cygnus Pharma 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Dawa 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Dawa 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Dawa 750 mg prolonged release tablets (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Indoco 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Indoco 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Lyrus 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Lyrus 500 mg prolonged release tablets (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Lyrus 750 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Medley 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Medley 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Medley 750 mg prolonged release tablets (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Perennial 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Perennial 750 mg prolonged-release tablets (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Perennial Pharma 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Relonchem 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Relonchem 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Relonchem 750 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Rxfarma 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Rxfarma 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Somex Pharma 500 mg prolonged-release tablets, Glucorex SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Steranco 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Steranco 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Steranco 750 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride tablets 500 mg SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride tablets 850 mg SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Tillomed 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin Hydrochloride Tillomed 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Tillomed 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin Hydrochloride Usv 1000 mg prolonged- release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Usv 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Wave Pharma 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Wave Pharma 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Zentiva 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin Hydrochloride Zentiva 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin SR 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin SR 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin SR 750 mg prolonged release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin tablets 500 mg SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin tablets 850 mg SPC (A10BA02 metformin)	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Teva SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin)	–
Metformin Teva SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin)	–

Other groups of the same level

A10BB Sulfonylureas for blood glucose lowering 54 medicines
A10BD Combinations of oral blood glucose lowering drugs 89 medicines
A10BF Alpha glucosidase inhibitors, blood glucose lowering 2 medicines
A10BG Thiazolidinediones, blood glucose lowering drugs 39 medicines
A10BH Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors for blood glucose lowering 83 medicines
A10BJ Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues 47 medicines
A10BK Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors 21 medicines
A10BX Other blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins 25 medicines

Other names of the ATC group

Czech: A10BA Biguanidy
French: A10BA biguanides
German: A10BA Biguanide
Spanish: A10BA BIGUANIDAS (ANTIDIABETICOS ORALES)
German: A10BA Biguanide
Italian: A10BA BIGUANIDI
Polish: A10BA Biguanidy
Turkish: A10BA biguanid kan şekeri düşürücü ilaçlar
Portuguese (Brazil): A10BA Biguanidas

Sources

Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group A10BA

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