Metformin Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Name: Metformin Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates
Duration: 4 min 26 s
Description: Metformin is a first-line prescription medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes in adults and children 10 years and older by helping improve blood sugar levels. It is used together with diet and exercise, not by itself.

Metformin Tablet

Generic name	metformin
Drug class	Biguanides
Forms	Tablet, Extended-release tablet, Oral solution, Extended-release oral suspension

Metformin is a first-line prescription medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes in adults and children 10 years and older by helping improve blood sugar levels. It is used together with diet and exercise, not by itself.

General information

Follow the prescriber and the leaflet that comes with this medicine.