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    • Metformin hydrochloride

    Metadata Updated: February 18, 2026

    Metformin Hydrochloride is a generic prescription medication available as extended-release oral tablets in 500mg and 750mg strengths. It belongs to the biguanide class and is used to manage type 2 diabetes by helping control blood sugar levels. This information was generated using AI and is provided for informational and research purposes only.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Metadata Created Date February 18, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 18, 2026
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y

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    Harvested from Healthdata.gov

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 18, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 18, 2026
    Publisher U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Maintainer
    Identifier ANDA079118
    Data First Published 2016-09-16
    Data Last Modified 2025-03-17
    Category FDA
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y
    Bureau Code 009:10
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://healthdata.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 82489d0c-8b66-4261-8902-da252f933f60
    Harvest Source Id 651e43b2-321c-4e4c-b86a-835cfc342cb0
    Harvest Source Title Healthdata.gov
    Homepage URL https://www.fda.gov/drugs
    License https://open.fda.gov/license
    Program Code 009:002
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash e221912e178ee1efd7d5c489914581202d309f682a6c70da508fc2571fca661e
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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