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Denmark· DK-28104352508

Metformin "Orifarm"

A metformin product containing metforminhydrochlorid, registered in Denmark by Orifarm Generics A/S. The same ATC class is registered in 19 of our 19 countries.

ATC A10BA02

Checked against Danish Medicines Agency (Denmark) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · DKDanish Medicines Agency (Denmark)normalisedMetformin "Orifarm"ATCA10BA02REGISTER NO.DK-28104352508PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 30, 2026
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Where it is registered

Metformin is registered in 19 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC A10BA02 (metformin), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Denmark, from Danish Medicines Agency (Denmark)
  • 11 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
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Metformin · ATC A10BA02

19 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Italyprice
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Spainprice
  • Sweden
  • Switzerlandprice
  • United Kingdom
  • United Statesprice
Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

Price per daily dose

What a daily dose of metformin costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (2 g), the median price runs from $0.10 in Spain to $0.52 in Switzerland — a ×5.0 gap.

  • 6 markets with a comparable price for this class
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
  • US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail
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Metformin · price per daily dose (2 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$0.52
  • CZ Czechia$0.24
  • IT Italy$0.19
  • FR France$0.17
  • US United States$0.11 (acquisition cost)
  • ES Spain$0.10
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. US = pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not a retail price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

Danish Medicines Agency (Denmark)
Active substance
METFORMINHYDROCHLORID
Manufacturer
Orifarm Generics A/S
Country
Denmark (DK)
ATC code
A10BA02
ATC class
Metformin
Defined daily dose
2 g, O
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
Danish Medicines Agency (Denmark)
Last checked
September 30, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

  • dk_varenummer
    28104352508

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

Interactions

790 interactions on record for metformin.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 17 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

  • Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
  • The source, licence and sync date on every record
  • Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan
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Metformin · interactions on record

790 records

  • 17 severe
  • 353 moderate
  • 45 minor
  • 370 info

Most severe, free to view

  • EthanolB05XX04severe
  • IoxilanV08AB12severe
  • CimetidineA02BA01moderate
  • RanitidineA02BA02moderate

5 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.

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  • Interaction severity from DDInter 2.0 (Xiong G. et al., Nucleic Acids Res.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for non-commercial use only; not covered by the Drug Database commercial licence.
Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check
Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

Same class

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Metformin, as other registers publish it.

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For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/ed1a84be-18ed-444b-b0b1-a3e90385bc26
GET /v1/drugs/ed1a84be-18ed-444b-b0b1-a3e90385bc26?format=fhir

Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.

{
  "form": "filmovertrukne tabletter",
  "source": "dkma",
  "strength": "1000 mg",
  "auth_role": "CMS",
  "dk_drugid": "28104352508",
  "substance": "METFORMINHYDROCHLORID",
  "auth_procedure": "Decentral procedure",
  "in_medicinpriser": false,
  "registration_date_serial": "40074"
}
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This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.

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