Metformin
A – METABOLISM ANDÂ ALIMENTARY TRACT
A10 – DRUGS USED IN DIABETES
A10B – BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERING DRUGS, EXCL. INSULINS
A10BA – Biguanides
Therapeutic indication
Medicine used in diabetes.
Metformin is an oral antidiabetic drug in the biguanide class. It is the first-line drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.