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6.3.1.2 Biguanides

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Pack Price
1000 tablet
28 tablet £0.66
500 tablet
84 tablet
Pack Price
300 tablet
56 tablet £0.91
60 tablet

Metformin 1000mg immediate release tablets cost approximately 35 times more than the equivalent metformin 500mg immediate release tablets. Please prescribe in multiples of 500mg immediate release tablets.

Pack Price
28 tablet £53.00
Pack Price
28 tablet
30 tablet
56 tablet £1.68
60 tablet
Pack Price
28 tablet
56 tablet £6.40
Pack Price
28 tablet
56 tablet £2.55

Reserved for patients who are unable to swallow tablets.

Pack Price
30 sachet £6.30
60 sachet

Reserved for patients who are unable to swallow tablets.

Pack Price
30 sachet
60 sachet

Reserved for patients who are unable to swallow tablets and for whom sachets are not clinically suitable.

Pack Price
100 ml
150 ml £23.20

Metformin solution is 20x more expensive than powder sachets.

Pack Price
1 ml