Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg Tablet, Film Coated, 60-count
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🆔 Identity & classification
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🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
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🩺 Clinical
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Patient education
Supplement & herbal interactions
Some supplements/herbs that may interact with Metformin Hydrochloride — tap one for details:
Metformin Hydrochloride may be associated with lower levels of 4 nutrients — worth a chat with your pharmacist, not a cause for alarm.
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.
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Hypromellose 2910 is a plant-based cellulose derivative that acts as a thickener, binder, and film-coating agent. It helps control how quickly the medicine dissolves and protects the tablet or capsule from moisture and light.
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Magnesium stearate is a salt made from magnesium and stearic acid, a fatty substance. It's used in tablets and capsules as a lubricant and glidant to help ingredients flow smoothly during manufacturing and prevent sticking.
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A starch-derived carbohydrate produced by breaking down corn, potato, or tapioca starch. It functions as a filler and binder to give the medicine bulk and texture, and sometimes as a mild sweetener or texture enhancer in powders and tablets.
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Polyethylene glycol 400 is a clear, thick liquid made from petroleum-derived polymers. It acts as a solvent and humectant in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and retain moisture in the formulation.
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Polyethylene glycol 6000 is a synthetic polymer made from ethylene glycol units. It acts as a binder, filler, and solubilizer in medicines to help hold ingredients together, add bulk, and improve how well active drugs dissolve and absorb.
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Povidone K90 is a synthetic polymer made from a chemical called vinyl pyrrolidone. It acts as a binder to hold pill ingredients together and as a dispersant to help the medicine break down and dissolve properly in your body.
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Triacetin is a clear, oily liquid made from glycerin and acetic acid. It works as a plasticizer and solvent in medicines, helping soften coatings and improve how liquids mix together in formulations.
7 inactive ingredients listed in the exact product block matched to this NDC.
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ingredient classCode="IACT" elements from the exact product block matched by this NDC. Label-section narrative from DailyMed / the openFDA label index is shown separately when available.Inactive ingredient FAQ
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💲 Pricing
A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.
| Price system | Per each | Per package |
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71093-0132-04 | ACI | 100 tablets | $0.014 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 82009-0174-10 | Quallent | 1000 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 23155-0841-01 | Heritage | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 42385-0947-01 | Laurus | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 60687-0155-01 | American | 1 tablet | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 68094-0688-60 | Precision | 500 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 68382-0758-01 | Zydus | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 69367-0180-01 | Westminster | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 65862-0008-01 | Aurobindo | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 83301-0008-01 | Mullan | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 62135-0680-05 | Chartwell | 500 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 69367-0381-01 | Westminster | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 59651-0854-01 | Aurobindo | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 70010-0063-01 | Granules | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 00904-7162-61 | Major | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 00378-7185-05 | Mylan | 500 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 67877-0930-01 | Ascend | 100 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin hydrochloride 500 mg 68645-0582-59 | Legacy | 60 tablets | $0.015 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 24658-0790-01 | PuraCap | 100 tablets | $0.017 | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 42806-0313-01 | Epic | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71205-0622-30 | Proficient | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71205-0882-00 | Proficient | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71709-0110-06 | Metcure | 500 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin hydrochloride 500 mg 33342-0141-10 | Macleods | 90 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-7013-00 | A-S | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50228-0105-00 | ScieGen | 9000 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 60429-0111-01 | Golden | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 63187-0238-90 | Proficient | 90 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 63629-8501-01 | Bryant | 500 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 63629-8502-01 | Bryant | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-7595-00 | A-S | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 67046-1594-03 | Coupler | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 68071-3900-06 | NuCare | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71335-1834-00 | Bryant | 25 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71610-0917-30 | Aphena | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-6858-00 | A-S | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 53746-0218-01 | Amneal | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 55154-4172-00 | Cardinal | 10 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 70518-2833-00 | REMEDYREPACK | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71205-0784-30 | Proficient | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71610-0929-30 | Aphena | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 72162-1522-01 | Bryant | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-2081-00 | A-S | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-6859-00 | A-S | 90 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-7011-00 | A-S | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 68788-4076-01 | Preferred | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 68788-8564-01 | Preferred | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 70518-1149-01 | REMEDYREPACK | 1 tablet | — | AB | Discontinued | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71335-2224-00 | Bryant | 25 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71610-0920-53 | Aphena | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 68071-3739-01 | NuCare | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 43353-0982-30 | Aphena | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-7010-00 | A-S | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 65841-0809-01 | Zydus | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 68788-8652-01 | Preferred | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 72189-0219-30 | direct | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 00615-8629-05 | NCS | 15 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-7597-00 | A-S | 90 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71335-2466-00 | Bryant | 25 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 72789-0561-20 | PD-Rx | 20 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 43063-0527-14 | PD-Rx | 14 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-7278-00 | A-S | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-7280-00 | A-S | 90 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 51655-0556-25 | Northwind | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 68788-8498-01 | Preferred | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 70518-1951-01 | REMEDYREPACK | 30 tablets | — | AB | Discontinued | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 71335-3132-00 | Bryant | 25 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-6485-00 | A-S | 90 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 67046-0298-03 | Coupler | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 68071-3518-08 | NuCare | 180 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 00615-8015-05 | NCS | 15 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 25000-0134-03 | MARKSANS | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 67877-0217-01 | Ascend | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 70518-4698-00 | REMEDYREPACK | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 68071-5306-08 | NuCare | 180 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 82804-0309-78 | Proficient | 180 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 42708-0203-60 | QPharma,Inc. | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-8041-00 | A-S | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg 50090-8043-00 | A-S | 90 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mgthis 68071-5323-06 | NuCare | 60 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
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⏳ Availability & generic status
This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.
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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 68071-5323-06 You're viewing this | 60 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (68071-5323-6) | 2026-09-16 | Active |
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| NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) | — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey. |
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| HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk | — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal. |
| Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) | — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold. |
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