Metformin Hydrochloride 500 mg tablet
What is Metformin Hydrochloride used for?
It is used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is used in addition to diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Metformin is an anti-diabetic medication (biguanide). It works by lowering glucose production in the liver, delaying sugar (glucose) absorption from intestines and increasing the body's sensitivity to insulin.
From the medicine catalogue, not written by us. It describes the molecule in general, not your situation — what you were prescribed it for is on your prescription.
What it costs
| Source | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branded Glycomet 500 SR Tablet | strip of 20 tablet sr | ₹40.32 | ₹2.02 |
| Jan Aushadhi Government generic | 10's | ₹6.19 | ₹0.62 |
| NPPA ceiling Legal maximum | 1 Tablet | ₹2.07 | ₹2.07 |
MRP is subject to change. These prices come from a dated snapshot — always check the price printed on the pack.
How much of it to take
This catalogue does not carry dosing information. How much to take, and how often, depends on you — your age, weight, kidney function and the other medicines you are on — so it comes from your prescription or your doctor, not from here.
Before you switch to a cheaper version
These products have the same composition, strength and dose form. Prices vary by brand and pharmacy — confirm cost and suitability with your doctor or pharmacist before switching.
Two cautions worth carrying into that conversation. A modified-release product (marked SR, XR, CR or ER) is not interchangeable with a plain one of the same strength. And for a small group of medicines with a narrow safe range — warfarin, thyroxine, phenytoin, lithium, some immunosuppressants — staying on one brand is the safer default, and any change should be monitored.
Other products with the same composition (99 in the catalogue)
Listed alphabetically, with products sold under the molecule name first — those are typically the cheapest on the shelf.
| Product | Maker | MRP |
|---|---|---|
| Etformin (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tabletgeneric-named | Dey's Medical Stores (Manufacturing) Limited | ₹7.86 |
| Formin (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tabletgeneric-named | Alkem Laboratories Limited | ₹12.51 |
| Asoformin (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | A S Pharmaceutical (India) Private Limited | ₹14.8 |
| Asugar (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Colinz Laboratories Limited | ₹23 |
| Avimet (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Avinash Health Products Private Limited | ₹10 |
| BIGSENS (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Zydus Healthcare Limited | — |
| Bemet (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Bewell Labs Private Limited | ₹8.31 |
| Bigan (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Sresan Pharmaceuticals Limited | — |
| Bigesens (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Zydus Healthcare Limited | ₹9.5 |
| Bigomet (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Aristo Pharmaceuticals Private Limited | ₹10.9 |
| Bymet (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Primus Pharmaceuticals Private Limited | ₹21.39 |
| C-Mine (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Corona Remedies Private Limited | — |
| Confirmin (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Converge Biotech Private Limited | ₹20.94 |
| D Bay (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Veritaz Healthcare Limited | ₹7 |
| D-Met (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Grandix Pharmaceuticals Limited | ₹7.2 |
| Daomet (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | J B Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited | — |
| Det (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Daksh Pharmaceuticals Private Limited | ₹10 |
| Diacip (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Cipla Limited | ₹12 |
| Diafer (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | East West Pharmaceuticals Private Limited | ₹9.77 |
| Diamet (metformin hydrochloride) 500 mg oral tablet | Bal Pharma Limited | ₹22.5 |
Showing 20 of 40 matched products.
Where to buy the generic
Jan Aushadhi Kendras are government-run stores selling the same molecules under their generic names. There are several thousand across India; the prices above are the PMBI list price. Any pharmacy can also dispense a generic if you ask for the composition rather than the brand.
General information, not medical advice. Prices are from a dated snapshot and change — the pack is the authority. Always talk to a qualified doctor or pharmacist about your own medicines.
Medicine data: Common Drug Codes for India (NRCeS, C-DAC Pune), CC BY 4.0, containing SNOMED CT content. Price information sourced from the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), Government of India, and NPPA ceiling-price notifications. medicalfile.in is not affiliated with or endorsed by PMBI or the Government of India.