Advice
Evidence: economic issues
Cost
Metformin is available as standard-release and modified-release tablets. Modified-release tablets are sometimes prescribed in an attempt to reduce the gastrointestinal adverse effects of metformin.
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Drug and usual dosage a |
Annual cost b |
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Metformin 500 mg 3 times a day |
£30.03 |
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Metformin 1000 mg twice a day |
£40.04 |
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Metformin modified-release 750 mg twice a day |
£83.20 |
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Co-cyprindiol 1 daily for 21 days each month |
£20.67 |
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a The dosages shown are taken from the relevant summary of product characteristics, but do not represent the full range that can be used nor do they imply therapeutic equivalence. b Costs taken from Drug Tariff January 2013, based on 13×28-day months per year. |
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