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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.
A Stacy Wiegman, PharmD , Pharmacy, answered. Currently, there is no generic version of Glumetza (metformin). Glumetza, which is manufactured by Depomed, Inc., is a long-acting form of metformin. There are several other medications that contain metformin, Glumetza's active ingredient. One such medication is the generic Metformin ER. However, this drug is only similar to Glumetza and is not used as an equivalent.