Metformin brands in Pakistan
19 medicines with Metformin as their only active ingredient are registered with the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP): 14 brands from 13 companies.
19
Registered medicines
14
Brands
13
Companies
1
Dosage form
Dosage forms
- Tablet
- 19
Most common strengths
- 500mg
- 9
- 850mg
- 4
- 1000mg
- 2
- 1g
- 1
- 250mg
- 1
Top companies
- Merck
- 3
- Amros Pharmaceuticals
- 2
- Hoechst Pakistan Limited
- 2
- Lowitt Pharma (Pvt) Ltd
- 2
- Martin Dow Limited
- 2
- Atco Laboratories Limited
- 1
- Derma Techno Pakistan
- 1
- Genetics Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd
- 1
- Highnoon Laboratories Ltd
- 1
- Karachi Chemical Industries Pvt. Ltd
- 1
Every registered Metformin medicine
By brand name: 19 medicines.
| Brand | Strength | Form | Company | DRAP reg. no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aforal | 500mg | Tablet | Derma Techno Pakistan | 071264 |
| Dowphage | 500mg | Tablet | Martin Dow Limited | 049237 |
| Dowphage | 850mg | Tablet | Martin Dow Limited | 049236 |
| GLUMIN Each contains:- METFORMIN | 500mg | Tablet | Medicaids Pakistan Pvt Ltd | 011195 |
| Geofor XR | 500mg | Tablet | Genetics Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd | 098481 |
| Glucophage | 1000mg | Tablet | Merck | — |
| Glucophage | 500mg | Tablet | Merck | 000552 |
| Glucophage | 850mg | Tablet | Merck | — |
| Lowmet -500 | — | Tablet | Lowitt Pharma (Pvt) Ltd | 040448 |
| Lowmet-1000 | — | Tablet | Lowitt Pharma (Pvt) Ltd | 040449 |
| Metformin | 850mg | Tablet | Highnoon Laboratories Ltd | 006190 |
| Metsulin SR | 500mg | Tablet | Atco Laboratories Limited | 037953 |
| Neodipar | 1g | Tablet | Hoechst Pakistan Limited | 026929 |
| Neodipar | 250mg | Tablet | Hoechst Pakistan Limited | 026928 |
| Newformet | 500mg | Tablet | Neomedix | 081409 |
| Ormin | 500mg | Tablet | Karachi Chemical Industries Pvt. Ltd | 055832 |
| Sugamet | 500mg | Tablet | Z-JANS Pharma | 029853 |
| Trorida | 1000mg | Tablet | Amros Pharmaceuticals | 120090 |
| Trorida | 850mg | Tablet | Amros Pharmaceuticals | 120089 |
Source: the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan's register of registered products, as loaded in MediPOS. A registration does not mean a product is on sale today. This list is not medical advice: ask a doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you. Prices are not listed; each pharmacy sets its own.
All 14 Metformin brands, A to Z
Each brand with the company that registered it.
- Aforal · Derma Techno Pakistan
- Dowphage · Martin Dow Limited
- Geofor XR · Genetics Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd
- Glucophage · Merck
- GLUMIN Each contains:- METFORMIN · Medicaids Pakistan Pvt Ltd
- Lowmet -500 · Lowitt Pharma (Pvt) Ltd
- Lowmet-1000 · Lowitt Pharma (Pvt) Ltd
- Metformin · Highnoon Laboratories Ltd
- Metsulin SR · Atco Laboratories Limited
- Neodipar · Hoechst Pakistan Limited
- Newformet · Neomedix
- Ormin · Karachi Chemical Industries Pvt. Ltd
- Sugamet · Z-JANS Pharma
- Trorida · Amros Pharmaceuticals
Metformin in combination medicines
94 more registered medicines combine Metformin with other salts, most often with:
Metformin in Pakistan — FAQs
14 brands, 19 medicines in all, from 13 companies are registered with DRAP with Metformin as their only active ingredient.
13 companies make registered Metformin medicines. Those with the most are Merck (3), Amros Pharmaceuticals (2), Hoechst Pakistan Limited (2), Lowitt Pharma (Pvt) Ltd (2) and Martin Dow Limited (2).
Registered forms: Tablet (19). The most common strengths are 500mg, 850mg and 1000mg.
From the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan's register of registered products, as loaded in MediPOS. A registration does not mean a product is on sale today. This list is not medical advice: ask a doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.
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