Glucophage question

[Mister Q]

Up till now I have been on 4 x 500mg metformin daily, due to a rise in A1C I am now taking gliclazide 80mg once a day. I suspect the metformin is causing me gastritis, so the doc has switched me onto a sustained release metoformin. I was surprised to get the tablets and see they name glucophage on them, up until now I had always thought that it was just the trade name used in the US for metformin. Does anyone know if glucophage is exclusively the sutained release form of metformin?

[DesertDiabetic]

Metformin is the generic form, or did you say that already? I have tried to find Metormin XR and it doesn't exist - I don't think so anyway.

[Mister Q]

I was under the impression that metfromin was the drug name and glucophage the trade name, bit like advil and ibupofin - the glucophage I have got are sustained release so maybe all glucophage is the sustained variety??

[DesertDiabetic]

No, you can be prescribed Glucophage. It is just more expensive.

[DesertDiabetic]

Glucophage is actually called metformin hydrochloride tablets. Glucophage is the trade name while Metformin is the sceintific name and thusly the genaric.

[BAColeNC]

Metformin is the generic form, or did you say that already? I have tried to find Metormin XR and it doesn't exist - I don't think so anyway.
I'm currently taking Metformin HCL ER 500mg 2x a day. I believe they called ER for extended release instead of XR because it was substituted for Glucophage XR

[DesertDiabetic]

I am glad to hear this - I have searched for the extended version and could not find it....