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Metformin Hydrochloride

Brands: Riomet · Metformin Hydrochloride

7 ACTIVE SUPPLIERS — US
openFDA · updated weekly
US9 NDCs
7 active makers
UKComing
soon
CAComing
soon
AUComing
soon
EUComing
soon
ATCA10BA02
RxCUI (US)6809
US makers7 labelers
Packages13
DEA / ScheduleNone

US acquisition costNADAC · per unit

Average across 4 priced NDCs. A benchmark of pharmacy acquisition cost — not a retail quote.

$0.162$0.324$0.485$0.647Dec 2025Apr 2026Jul 2026
$0.385
Latest avg · Jul 22, 2026
-32%
Since Dec 17, 2025
7
Active US suppliers
46%
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.

2.2K4.4K6.6K8.8K2025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q1
7.2K
Rx · 2026 Q1
2.9M
Units dispensed
+8%
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.

LabelerTypePackagesStatus
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.unknown4SUPPLYING
TRUPHARMA, LLCunknown2SUPPLYING
Micro Labs Limitedunknown2SUPPLYING
Bionpharma Inc.unknown2SUPPLYING
VistaPharm, LLCunknown1SUPPLYING
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.unknown1SUPPLYING
Saptalis Pharmaceuticals, LLC.unknown1SUPPLYING

Regulatory & supply eventsFDA · US

Shortages, recalls, and registration changes attached to this drug concept.

  • Mar 31, 2021
    RECALLRecall (Class II): Riomet (metformin hydrochloride oral solution) 500 mg/5 mL Cherry Flavor, 16 fl. oz., 473 mL bottles Rx Only, Manufactu…

    Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Product — Recalling firm: SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC — Nationwide within the United States

  • Apr 26, 2018
    RECALLRecall (Class III): Riomet (metformin hydrochloride oral solution), 500 mg/5 mL (16 fl. oz.), 473 mL plastic bottle, Manufactured by: Mikar…

    Labeling: Not Elsewhere Classified: Sun Pharma has decided to initiate this recall in response to identified labeling discrepancies in the patient literature. — Recalling firm: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. — US Nationwide in the USA

  • Apr 18, 2017
    RECALLRecall (Class II): Riomet (metformin hydrochloride) Oral Solution Cherry Flavored 500 mg /5 mL, 4 fl. oz. (NDC 10631-206-01) and 16 fl. oz…

    Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Products — Recalling firm: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. — Nationwide