Rx only · Tablet, Extended Release · Oral
Metformin Er 500 Mg
Brands: Metformin · Metformin Hydrochloride
7 ACTIVE SUPPLIERS — US
openFDA · updated weekly
US8 NDCs
7 active makers
7 active makers
UKComing
soon
soon
CAComing
soon
soon
AUComing
soon
soon
EUComing
soon
soon
US acquisition costNADAC · per unit
Average across 5 priced NDCs. A benchmark of pharmacy acquisition cost — not a retail quote.
$0.029
Latest avg · Jul 22, 2026
-2%
Since Dec 17, 2025
7
Active US suppliers
67%
Top-2 supplier share*
Medicaid dispensing volumeSDUD · per quarter
Prescriptions dispensed under Medicaid (fee-for-service + managed care), summed nationally. The closest free proxy to sales volume — Medicaid only, not all-payer.
441K
Rx · 2026 Q1
50.9M
Units dispensed
-35%
Rx vs. year ago
5
Quarters · since 2025 Q1
Who makes it7 active · 0 exited
US labelers as registered with FDA. Repackagers relabel another company's product; share* is of listed packages, not sales.
| Labeler | Type | Packages | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Ranch Prepack | repackager | 16 | SUPPLYING |
| Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc | unknown | 6 | SUPPLYING |
| Proficient Rx LP | unknown | 4 | SUPPLYING |
| REMEDYREPACK INC. | repackager | 4 | SUPPLYING |
| A-S Medication Solutions | unknown | 1 | SUPPLYING |
| Coupler LLC | unknown | 1 | SUPPLYING |
| Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, LLC | unknown | 1 | SUPPLYING |
Regulatory & supply eventsFDA · US
Shortages, recalls, and registration changes attached to this drug concept.
- Jul 3, 2020RECALLRecall (Class II): Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets USP, 750 mg, a) 100 ct. bottle (NDC 70010-492-01) and 500 ct. bottle (…
CGMP Deviations: FDA analysis detected N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) impurity above the acceptable intake level — Recalling firm: Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc — US Nationwide
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