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Follow Following Unfollow Pending Disabled. A Stacy Wiegman, PharmD , Pharmacy, answered. Yes, metformin is a generic version of brand names Glucophage, Fortamet, Glumetza and Riomet. It is also one of the ingredients in the following combination medications: Actoplus Met, Actoplus Met XR, Avandamet, Glucovance, Glumetza, Janumet, Metaglip, Prandimet, glipizide-metformin, glucophage-metformin and others.
1 The brand name is the name given to a medicine by the pharmaceutical company that makes it. This is also called the proprietary name.  The generic or scientific name is the term given to the active ingredient in the medicine that is decided by an expert committee and is understood internationally.