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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.

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

Place in the ATC classification

  1. 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

MedicineLegal category
Metformin Teva SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin) Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Tillomed SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin) –
Metformin Tillomed SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin) Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Tillomed SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied (A10BA02 metformin) –
Rudimet 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets (A10BA02 metformin) Prescription only (POM)
Rudimet 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin) Prescription only (POM)
Rudimet 750 mg prolonged release tablet SPC (A10BA02 metformin) Prescription only (POM)
Sukkarto SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin) Prescription only (POM)
Sukkarto SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin) Prescription only (POM)
Yaltormin SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin) Prescription only (POM)
Yaltormin SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin) Prescription only (POM)
Yaltormin SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC (A10BA02 metformin) Prescription only (POM)

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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