NDC 51655-550

Metformin hydrochlorideER 500 mg tablet, extended release

On the label: Northwind Pharmaceuticals. It's repackaged from NDC 60505-0260, made by Apotex Corp. (Metformin Hydrochloride). That product's FDA listing has since ended, so its label and factories are no longer published.

Where the pills inside were made

This label doesn't name the factory that makes the drug (it lists 1 site that relabels it). Companies don't have to print it on the label. The maker's name is often on the stock bottle your pharmacy used; you can ask the pharmacist. See the plants Northwind Pharmaceuticals names for other drugs.

Product details

Generic drug
Metformin: every company that makes it
Form
tablet, extended release
Strength
500 mg
Approval
ANDA ANDA076706
On the market since
Apr 23, 2014
Package NDCs
51655-550-25 51655-550-82
Official label
DailyMed (National Library of Medicine), updated Sep 30, 2014

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