Hyderabad-based drugmaker Aurobindo Pharma announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to manufacture Metformin Hydrochloride extended release tablets for treating diabetes. The company revealed that it has received approval to market the drug in 500mg and 750mg strengths and will be manufactured in the Unit III formulations facility in Hyderabad which had been placed under an import ban by the FDA until recently due to the packaging facilities not being up to mark in terms of good manufacturing practices. The ban was overturned back in March this year after inspections by the FDA, following which the health regulator has approved manufacture of blood thinner clopidogrel and psychiatric drug Quetiapine. Source: Medindia << Online Help for Mental Health Issues in Oz Why Men Tend to Sleep Soon After Sex Decoded >> Recommended Reading Diabetic Diet The diabetic diet most often recommended is high in dietary fiber (especially soluble fiber) and nutrients, but low in fat (especially saturated fat) and moderate in calories. READ MORE Diabetes Screening Diabetes screening is done using blood tests like fasting blood sugar and hemoglobin A1c levels. Diabetes affects 8.3% Americans and about 10% Indians. READ MORE Gestational diabetes The condition is not caused by a lack of insulin, but by the action of hormones produced during pregnancy that blocks the action of insulin. READ MORE Type 2 Diabetes Globalization and changing lifestyles has made diabetes very common in developing countries so much so that India is known as the Diabetes Capital of the World. READ MORE Drug Toxicity Drug toxicity is an adverse reaction of the body towards a drug that results as a side effect of a drug, reaction to a drug or drug abuse. READ MORE Metformin - Diabetes Drug with New Therapeutic Uses Metformin, a century old anti-diabetic drug used commonly to bring down blood sugar levels has other therapeutic uses like treating PCOS, aging and obesity. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Drug Interaction Checker Blood - Sugar Chart Find a Hospital More News on: Drug ToxicityMetformin - Diabetes Drug with New Therapeutic Uses
Hyderabad-based drugmaker Aurobindo Pharma announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to manufacture Metformin Hydrochloride extended release tablets for treating diabetes. The company revealed that it has received approval to market the drug in 500mg and 750mg strengths and will be manufactured in the Unit III formulations facility in Hyderabad which had been placed under an import ban by the FDA until recently due to the packaging facilities not being up to mark in terms of good manufacturing practices. The ban was overturned back in March this year after inspections by the FDA, following which the health regulator has approved manufacture of blood thinner clopidogrel and psychiatric drug Quetiapine. Source: Medindia << Online Help for Mental Health Issues in Oz Why Men Tend to Sleep Soon After Sex Decoded >> Recommended Reading Diabetic Diet The diabetic diet most often recommended is high in dietary fiber (especially soluble fiber) and nutrients, but low in fat (especially saturated fat) and moderate in calories. READ MORE Diabetes Screening Diabetes screening is done using blood tests like fasting blood sugar and hemoglobin A1c levels. Diabetes affects 8.3% Americans and about 10% Indians. READ MORE Gestational diabetes The condition is not caused by a lack of insulin, but by the action of hormones produced during pregnancy that blocks the action of insulin. READ MORE Type 2 Diabetes Globalization and changing lifestyles has made diabetes very common in developing countries so much so that India is known as the Diabetes Capital of the World. READ MORE Drug Toxicity Drug toxicity is an adverse reaction of the body towards a drug that results as a side effect of a drug, reaction to a drug or drug abuse. READ MORE Metformin - Diabetes Drug with New Therapeutic Uses Metformin, a century old anti-diabetic drug used commonly to bring down blood sugar levels has other therapeutic uses like treating PCOS, aging and obesity. READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Drug Interaction Checker Blood - Sugar Chart Find a Hospital More News on: Drug ToxicityMetformin - Diabetes Drug with New Therapeutic Uses
