NDC 68645-595

Metformin 500 mg tablet, extended release

On the label: Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging. It's a repackaged product: Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging rebottles it from Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s NDC 70010-491.

Where the pills inside were made

This label doesn't name the factory that makes the drug. Companies aren't required to print it on the label. The manufacturer's name is often on the stock bottle your pharmacy used; you can ask the pharmacist. See the plants Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. uses for other drugs.

Recalls

• Jul 3, 2020 · Class II · Ongoing
  CGMP Deviations: FDA analysis detected N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) impurity above the acceptable intake level
  Lots: a) 100 count 4920003A/May-21 4920004A/Jun-21 4920005A/Jun-21 4920009A/Nov-21 4920010A/May-22 4920011A/Jun-22 4920012A/Jun-22 4920013A/Jul-22 4920014A/Jul-22 4920015A/Aug-22 4920016A/Jan-23 b) 500 count 4920005B/Jun-21

Product details

Generic drug

Metformin: see every company that makes it

Form

tablet, extended release, oral

Strength

500 mg

Approval

ANDA ANDA209313

On the market since

Mar 10, 2022

Package NDCs

68645-595-59

Official label

DailyMed (National Library of Medicine), updated Mar 11, 2026

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