Metformin hydrochloride 850 MG Oral Tablet — RxCUI 861010
RxNorm drug concept · Semantic clinical drug
RxCUI 861010
Semantic clinical drug · SCD
● Current RxNorm concept 133 FDA products
477 package NDCs
Snapshot Jul 14, 2026
What you’re looking at: the standardized identity of one medicine, as the U.S. drug-data system sees it. Below — every FDA-listed product, package code, price benchmark, and billing code that maps to it.
🗂️ Key Facts
RxCUI861010
Official nameMetformin hydrochloride 850 MG Oral Tablet
Concept typeSemantic clinical drug (SCD)
RxNorm statusCurrent RxNorm concept
Also known asmetFORMIN HCl 850 MG Oral Tablet
FDA products mapped133
Package NDCs mapped477
Reported Medicaid activity (SDUD)6,115,462 prescriptions · 52 state & territory Medicaid programs · latest period Q4 2025
RxNorm release07/06/2026
Snapshot dataJul 14, 2026
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🕸️ Concept Web — How Metformin hydrochloride 850 MG Oral Tablet Connects
One RxCUI never lives alone. Follow the path from the raw ingredient down to the exact strength-and-form concepts FDA products carry — every stop is a real RxNorm concept with its own identifier. Hover or focus any chip for what it means.
This page's concept
Metformin hydrochloride 850 MG Oral Tablet
RxCUI 861010 Semantic clinical drug · SCD
Every web starts here: one RxCUI, one fixed meaning in the RxNorm vocabulary.
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Ingredients 2
The active substance itself — no strength, form, or brand attached yet.
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Metformin
6809IN -
Metformin hydrochloride
235743PIN
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Metformin
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Brand names 1
The same medicine's trade names. A brand name alone says nothing about strength or form.
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Glucophage
151827BN
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Glucophage
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Dose forms 13
The ingredient poured into a form — tablet, solution, cream — still without one fixed strength.
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Metformin Oral Tablet
372803SCDF -
Metformin hydrochloride Oral Tablet
2646570SCDFP -
Metformin Oral Product
1161610SCDG -
Metformin Pill
1161611SCDG -
Metformin hydrochloride Oral Product
2662334SCDGP -
Metformin hydrochloride Pill
2661451SCDGP -
Metformin Oral Tablet [Glucophage]
368254SBDF -
Metformin hydrochloride Oral Tablet [Glucophage]
2656131SBDFP - +5 more in this family
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Metformin Oral Tablet
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Clinical & branded drugs 3
Ingredient + strength + dose form. These are the concepts real FDA products actually carry.
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Metformin hydrochloride 850 MG
861009SCDC -
Metformin hydrochloride 850 MG Oral Tablet [Glucophage]
861012SBD -
Metformin hydrochloride 850 MG [Glucophage]
861011SBDC
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Metformin hydrochloride 850 MG
Showing up to 8 concepts per family — 14 of 19 stored related concepts drawn.
These are official RxNorm vocabulary relationships — how concepts name and organize the same medicine. They do not establish therapeutic equivalence or substitutability: two concepts appearing in one web is never a statement that products can be swapped.
🔀 Generic ⇄ Brand Crosswalk
The same medicine has an unbranded (generic) identity and one or more brand-name identities — each with its own RxCUI. This is a naming relationship in RxNorm, not a statement that any two products are substitutable.
Generic (Clinical) Concepts
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Metformin hydrochloride 850 MG
SCDC · 861009 -
Metformin Oral Tablet
SCDF · 372803 -
Metformin hydrochloride Oral Tablet
SCDFP · 2646570 -
Metformin Oral Product
SCDG · 1161610 -
Metformin Pill
SCDG · 1161611 -
Metformin hydrochloride Oral Product
SCDGP · 2662334 -
Metformin hydrochloride Pill
SCDGP · 2661451
Brand-Name Concepts
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Metformin hydrochloride 850 MG Oral Tablet [Glucophage]
SBD · 861012 -
Metformin hydrochloride 850 MG [Glucophage]
SBDC · 861011 -
Metformin Oral Tablet [Glucophage]
SBDF · 368254 -
Metformin hydrochloride Oral Tablet [Glucophage]
SBDFP · 2656131 -
Glucophage Oral Product
SBDG · 1171244 -
Glucophage Pill
SBDG · 1171245 -
Glucophage
BN · 151827
📦 FDA Products & Package NDCs
133 products · 477 package NDCs
477 package NDCs map to RxCUI 861010 in the current snapshot — up to 50 per page. Each linked NDC opens its full package page.
| Package NDC | Package | Brand / generic name | Labeler | Marketing start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71709-0110-06 | 500 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71709-110-06) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Metcure Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2017-11-14 |
| 71709-0110-07 | 1000 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71709-110-07) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Metcure Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2017-11-14 |
| 71709-0111-06 | 500 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71709-111-06) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Metcure Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2017-11-14 |
| 71709-0111-07 | 1000 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71709-111-07) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Metcure Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2017-11-14 |
| 71709-0112-06 | 500 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71709-112-06) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Metcure Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2017-11-14 |
| 71709-0112-07 | 1000 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (71709-112-07) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Metcure Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2017-11-14 |
| 72189-0219-30 | 30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-219-30) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-05-26 |
| 72189-0219-60 | 60 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-219-60) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-05-26 |
| 72189-0219-82 | 180 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-219-82) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-05-26 |
| 72189-0219-90 | 90 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-219-90) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-05-26 |
| 72189-0220-30 | 30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-220-30) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-05-27 |
| 72189-0220-60 | 60 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-220-60) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-05-27 |
| 72189-0220-82 | 180 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-220-82) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-05-27 |
| 72189-0220-90 | 90 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-220-90) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-05-27 |
| 72189-0221-60 | 60 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-221-60) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-06-01 |
| 72189-0221-82 | 180 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-221-82) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-06-01 |
| 72189-0221-90 | 90 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-221-90) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | direct rx | 2021-06-01 |
| 72789-0409-90 | 90 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-409-90) | METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE | PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2024-06-07 |
| 83301-0008-01 | 100 TABLET, COATED in 1 BOTTLE (83301-0008-1) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Mullan Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2024-01-01 |
| 83301-0008-02 | 500 TABLET, COATED in 1 BOTTLE (83301-0008-2) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Mullan Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2024-01-01 |
| 83301-0008-03 | 1000 TABLET, COATED in 1 BOTTLE (83301-0008-3) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Mullan Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2024-01-01 |
| 83301-0009-01 | 100 TABLET, COATED in 1 BOTTLE (83301-0009-1) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Mullan Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2024-01-01 |
| 83301-0009-02 | 500 TABLET, COATED in 1 BOTTLE (83301-0009-2) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Mullan Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2024-01-01 |
| 83301-0009-03 | 1000 TABLET, COATED in 1 BOTTLE (83301-0009-3) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Mullan Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2024-01-01 |
| 83301-0010-01 | 100 TABLET, COATED in 1 BOTTLE (83301-0010-1) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Mullan Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2024-01-01 |
| 83301-0010-02 | 500 TABLET, COATED in 1 BOTTLE (83301-0010-2) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Mullan Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2024-01-01 |
| 83301-0010-03 | 1000 TABLET, COATED in 1 BOTTLE (83301-0010-3) | Metformin Hydrochloride | Mullan Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2024-01-01 |
Observed labelers:
Ascend Laboratories, LLC (40) ·
Proficient Rx LP (36) ·
Bryant Ranch Prepack (30) ·
Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC (27) ·
Aurobindo Pharma Limited (24) ·
Chartwell RX, LLC (21)
· +32 more — this is the FDA-listed mapping footprint, not sales, inventory, availability, or market share.
🗃️ Sources & Limits
Atlas generation902fddb9-e9c1-4004-bf4c-dba4d51037c7
openFDA export observedJul 14, 2026
RxNorm release07/06/2026
Methodology2026-07-full-catalog-v1
- A shared RxCUI does not prove interchangeability. Products mapped to the same concept are not thereby equivalent or substitutable — equivalence is a separate, product-level determination.
- Listing here does not establish approval or coverage. Appearing in this snapshot is a data observation, not an FDA approval status or a payer coverage decision.
- Missing data never means zero. A silent dataset (no price, no billing code, no utilization) means no observation — not that the real-world value is zero.
- Counts describe the mapping footprint. Product, package, and labeler counts are the FDA-listed mapping footprint in this snapshot — not sales, inventory, availability, or market share.
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