NDC 68151-4218

Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg tablet, extended release

On the label: Carilion Materials Management. It's repackaged: Carilion Materials Management rebottles it from Amneal Pharmaceuticals's NDC 53746-178.

Where the pills inside were made

This label doesn't name the factory that makes the drug (it lists 1 site that packages it and repackages 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 Amneal Pharmaceuticals names for other drugs.

Repackaging site

Recalls

Class I recalls are the most serious; Class III the least. A recall covers specific lots, listed on each recall.

Product details

Generic drug
Metformin: every company that makes it
Form
tablet, extended release
Strength
500 mg
Approval
ANDA ANDA078596
On the market since
Dec 2, 2009
Package NDCs
68151-4218-7
Official label
DailyMed (National Library of Medicine), updated Sep 21, 2015

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