Drug details

Glumetza (metformin hcl)

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Glumetza (metformin hydrochloride) is an oral diabetes medicine for people with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Glumetza is sometimes used in combination with insulin or other medications, but it is not for treating type 1 diabetes. Glumetza is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Diabetes .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• vomiting,
• diarrhea,
• weakness,
• muscle pain, or
• gas,
• stomach upset or pain,
• a metallic taste in the mouth.

The following drugs are related to Glumetza, either as a replacement or used together:

• Kazano (alogliptin and metformin hcl tablets)
• Oseni (alogliptin and pioglitazone tablets)
• Nesina (alogliptin tablets)
• Avandamet (rosiglitazone maleate and metformin hcl)
• Avandaryl (rosiglitazone maleate and glimepiride)
• Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate)
• Azactam Injection (aztreonam injection)
• Brenzavvy (bexagliflozin tablets)
• Qternmet XR (dapagliflozin, saxagliptin, and metformin hydrochloride)
• Trijardy XR (empagliflozin, linagliptin, and metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets)
• Fortamet (metformin hcl)
• GlucaGen HypoKit (glucagon hydrochloride kit)
• Glucophage, Glucophage XR (metformin hcl)
• Glucovance (glyburide and metformin)
• Humulin R U-500 Kwikpen (insulin human injection for subcutaneous use)
• Myxredlin (insulin regular human)
• Kombiglyze XR (saxagliptin and metformin hcl extended-release)
• Starlix Tablet (nateglinide)
• Novolin R (recombinant dna origin)

The following supplements are related to Glumetza, and may be used together with the drug:

• Cranberry (s.)
• Melatonin (s.)