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Antidiabetic, biguanide · ATC A10BA02
Metformin
The international (INN) name. Pharmacists everywhere recognize it, even when the local brand differs (e.g. Glucophage, Metgluco, Dianben).
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JapanAsk forMetglucoGeneric name here: メトホルミン (metohorumin)Rx only
Licensed into Japan from Glucophage’s maker (Merck Sante, France) in 2003; approved by Japan’s health ministry in 2010.