There are three available metformin strengths: 500-mg, 850-mg, and 1000-mg tablets (625-mg and 750-mg tablets were once available but have since been discontinued). A long-acting form of the medication (metformin ER) is also available; it comes in two strengths, 500-mg and 750-mg tablets. Long-acting metformin 1000-mg tablets are also available and are sold under the brand names of FortametÂ® and GlumetzaÂ®. A liquid version of metformin, called RiometÂ®, is also available.
Awns on the fruit of an Australian species of grass. In botany, an awn is either a hair- or bristle-like appendage on a larger structure, or in the case of the Asteraceae, a stiff needle-like element of the pappus. Awns are characteristic of various plant families, including Geraniaceae and many grasses (Poaceae).
urn. n. 1. a vaselike receptacle or vessel, esp a large bulbous one with a foot. 2. a vase used as a receptacle for the ashes of the dead. 3. (Cookery) a large vessel, usually of metal, with a tap, used for making and holding tea, coffee, etc.. a vase for holding the ashes of the cremated dead. 3. a large metal container with a spigot, used for making or serving tea or coffee in quantity. 4. the spore-bearing part of the capsule of a moss, between lid and seta.