Metformin: patient leaflets and SPCs of 190 UK medicines

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 190 medicines with the active substance metformin.

122 metformin only
68 in combination with another substance
148 prescription only (POM)
15 no longer supplied or not available

Medicines containing only metformin

Medicine	Legal category
Abiano 1000 mg effervescent tablets SPC	–
Diagemet XL 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Efficib 50 mg / 1 000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	–
Glucophage 500 mg tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage 850 mg tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage SR 1000 mg tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets, Getemin SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Glucophage SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Glyformin/metformin SPC	–
Jesacrin 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Meijumet 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Meijumet 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Meijumet 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metabet SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets, Metformin 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets, Bolamyn SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metabet SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets, Metformin 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 100 mg / ml oral solution SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 500 mg film-coated tablets, Almetin 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 500 mg tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 500 mg tablets BP SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 850 mg film-coated tablets BP SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 850 mg film-coated tablets, Almetin 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 850 mg tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin 850 mg tablets BP SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Colonis 1000 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC	–
Metformin Colonis 500 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC	–
Metformin Colonis 850 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC	–
Metformin Flamingo SR 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Flamingo SR 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Flamingo SR 750 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg granules for oral solution SPC	–
Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg powder for oral solution SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 1000 mg/5 ml oral solution SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg granules for oral solution SPC	–
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg powder for oral solution SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Amarox 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Brown & Burk 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Brown & Burk 500 mg prolonged-release tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Brown & Burk 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Consilient Health 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Consilient Health 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Consilient Health 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Cygnus Pharma 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Cygnus Pharma 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Cygnus Pharma 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Dawa 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Dawa 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Dawa 750 mg prolonged release tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Indoco 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Indoco 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Lyrus 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Lyrus 500 mg prolonged release tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Lyrus 750 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Medley 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Medley 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Medley 750 mg prolonged release tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Perennial 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Perennial 750 mg prolonged-release tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Perennial Pharma 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Relonchem 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Relonchem 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Relonchem 750 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Rxfarma 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Rxfarma 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Somex Pharma 500 mg prolonged-release tablets, Glucorex SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Steranco 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Steranco 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Steranco 750 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride tablets 500 mg SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride tablets 850 mg SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Tillomed 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Usv 1000 mg prolonged- release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Usv 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Wave Pharma 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Hydrochloride Wave Pharma 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin SR 1000 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin SR 500 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin SR 750 mg prolonged release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin tablets 500 mg SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin tablets 850 mg SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Teva SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin Tillomed SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Rudimet 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Rudimet 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Rudimet 750 mg prolonged release tablet SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Segluromet 7.5 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	–
Situka SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	–
Situka SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	–
Situka SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	–
Sukkarto SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sukkarto SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Velmetia 50 mg / 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	–
Xidguo 5 mg/1 000 mg film-coated tablets	–
Xynox 750 mg prolonged-release tablets	–
Xynox, 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets	–
Yaltormin SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Yaltormin SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Yaltormin SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
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	–
Glucient SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied	–
Glucient SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied	–
Metformin Accord SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied	–
Metformin Hydrochloride Tillomed 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied	–
Metformin Hydrochloride Tillomed 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied	–
Metformin Hydrochloride Zentiva 500 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied	–
Metformin Hydrochloride Zentiva 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied	–
Metformin Teva SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied	–
Metformin Teva SR 500 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied	–
Metformin Tillomed SR 1000 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied	–
Metformin Tillomed SR 750 mg prolonged-release tablets SPC no longer supplied	–

Combinations with metformin

Medicine	Legal category
Metformin + Alogliptin
Vipdomet 12.5 mg / 1 000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Vipdomet 12.5 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Vipdomet 12.5 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin + Canagliflozin
Vokanamet SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Vokanamet 50 mg/1 000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Vokanamet 50/1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Vokanamet 50/850 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin + Dapagliflozin
Dapagliflozin and Metformin Hydrochloride 5 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Dapagliflozin and Metformin Hydrochloride 5 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Dapagliflozin/metformin Hydrochloride Torrent 5 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Dapagliflozin/metformin Hydrochloride Torrent 5 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Dapagliflozin/metformin Krka 5 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Dapagliflozin/metformin Krka 5 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Ebymect SPC	–
Xigduo 5 mg / 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Xigduo 5 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Xigduo 5 mg/1 000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin + Dapagliflozin + Saxagliptin
Qtrilmet SPC	–
Metformin + Empagliflozin
Synjardy 12.5 g/1000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Synjardy 12.5 mg/1 000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Synjardy 12.5 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Synjardy 12.5 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Synjardy 5 mg / 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Synjardy 5 mg/1 000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Synjardy 5 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin + Ertugliflozin
Segluromet SPC	–
Metformin + Linagliptin
Jentadueto 2.5 mg / 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Jentadueto 2.5 mg/1 000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Linagliptin/ Metformin Hydrochloride 2.5 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Linagliptin/ Metformin Hydrochloride 2.5 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin + Pioglitazone
Competact 15 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Glubrava SPC	–
Pioglitazone and Metformin Hydrochloride 15 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Pioglitazone/metformin 15 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Metformin + Rosiglitazone
Avandamet SPC no longer supplied	–
Metformin + Saxagliptin
Komboglyze 2.5 mg / 1 000 mg film-coated tablets SPC not available	–
Komboglyze 2.5 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets not available	–
Metformin + Sitagliptin
Efficib 50 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	–
Janumet 50 mg / 1000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Janumet 50 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Janumet 50 mg/1 000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Ristfor 50 mg / 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	–
Sitagliptin and Metformin 50 mg/1000 mg film coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin and Metformin 50 mg/850 mg film coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin and Metformin Hydrochloride 50 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin and Metformin Hydrochloride 50 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin/metformin 50 mg / 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin/metformin 50 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin/metformin Grindeks 50/1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	–
Sitagliptin/metformin Grindeks 50/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	–
Sitagliptin/metformin Hydrochloride 50 mg / 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin/metformin Hydrochloride 50 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin/metformin Indoco 50 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin/metformin Indoco 50 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin/metformin Krka 50 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Sitagliptin/metformin Krka 50 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Velmetia 50 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	–
Metformin + Vildagliptin
Eucreas SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Eucreas 50 mg / 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Eucreas 50 mg / 850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Icandra (previously Vildagliptin / metformin hydrochloride Novartis) SPC	–
Vildagliptin/metformin 50 mg / 1000 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Vildagliptin/metformin 50 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Vildagliptin/metformin Hydrochloride Accord 50 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Vildagliptin/metformin Hydrochloride Accord 50 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets SPC	Prescription only (POM)
Vildagliptin/metformin Krka 50 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Vildagliptin/metformin Krka 50 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets	Prescription only (POM)
Zomarist SPC	–

ATC groups

The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.

A10BA02 metformin 112 medicines
A10BD07 metformin and sitagliptin 22 medicines
A10BD08 metformin and vildagliptin 11 medicines
A10BD15 metformin and dapagliflozin 10 medicines
A10BD20 metformin and empagliflozin 7 medicines
A10BD05 metformin and pioglitazone 4 medicines
A10BD11 metformin and linagliptin 4 medicines
A10BD16 metformin and canagliflozin 4 medicines
A10BD13 metformin and alogliptin 3 medicines
A10BD10 metformin and saxagliptin 2 medicines
A10BD23 metformin and ertugliflozin 2 medicines
A10BD Combinations of oral blood glucose lowering drugs 1 medicine
A10BD03 metformin and rosiglitazone 1 medicine

Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.

Medicines containing active substance Metformin

Medicines containing only metformin

Combinations with metformin

ATC groups