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Metformin Er 500 Mg

Brands: Metformin · Metformin Hydrochloride

4 ACTIVE SUPPLIERS — US
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US4 NDCs
4 active makers
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RxCUI (US)6809
US makers4 labelers
Packages18
DEA / ScheduleNone

US acquisition costNADAC · per unit

Average across 1 priced NDCs. A benchmark of pharmacy acquisition cost — not a retail quote.

$0.009$0.017$0.026$0.034Dec 2025Apr 2026Jul 2026
$0.029
Latest avg · Jul 22, 2026
-2%
Since Dec 17, 2025
4
Active US suppliers
67%
Top-2 supplier share*

Medicaid dispensing volumeSDUD · per quarter

Prescriptions dispensed under Medicaid (fee-for-service + managed care), summed nationally. The closest free proxy to sales volume — Medicaid only, not all-payer.

n/a591181772362025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q1
43
Rx · 2025 Q4
10K
Units dispensed
4
Quarters · since 2025 Q1

Who makes it4 active · 0 exited

US labelers as registered with FDA. Repackagers relabel another company's product; share* is of listed packages, not sales.

LabelerTypePackagesStatus
Granules India Limitedunknown6SUPPLYING
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLCunknown6SUPPLYING
A-S Medication Solutionsunknown5SUPPLYING
Quallent Pharmaceuticals Health LLCunknown1SUPPLYING

Regulatory & supply eventsFDA · US

Shortages, recalls, and registration changes attached to this drug concept.

  • Dec 30, 2024
    RECALLRecall (Class II): Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, 1000-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Granules I…

    Presence of Foreign Tablets/Capsules: A Paracetamol 500 mg tablet was found in a 1000-count bottle of Metformin HCL ER Tablets USP, 500 mg. — Recalling firm: Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. — Distributor in OH.