# Metformin 500 mg tablets in Nigeria: NAFDAC-registered makers

- 17 active registrations of metformin 500 mg tablets from 16 companies in our October 2026 copy of the NAFDAC Greenbook, plus 44 listings no longer in force.
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| Product | NAFDAC no. | Status | Holder | Made in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrab Metformin Tablets | [A4-7445](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/6471) | Active | Afrab-Chem (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/afrab-chem/) | NIGERIA |
| Betaform 500 Tablet | [A4-6477](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/7874) | Active | Greenlife Pharmaceutical (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/greenlife-pharmaceutical/) | INDIA |
| Diabetmin Tablet 500 mg | [04-0810](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/7594) | Active | Phamatex Nigeria (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/phamatex-nigeria/) | MALAYSIA |
| Diamet SR 500 mg Tablet | [A4-2607](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/6039) | Active | May & Baker (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/may-and-baker/) | NIGERIA |
| Diamet Tablet | [04-7945](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/5865) | Active | May & Baker (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/may-and-baker/) | NIGERIA |
| Forint Metformin Tablets 500 mg | [A11-100713](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8300) | Active | Unicure Pharmaceuticals (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/unicure-pharmaceuticals/) | NIGERIA |
| Gluformin Tablet | [04-6426](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/5084) | Active | Sygen Pharmaceuticals (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/sygen-pharmaceuticals/) | NIGERIA |
| Glylow 500 Tablet | [B4-2775](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/5085) | Active | Generics and Specialities (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/generics-and-specialities/) | INDIA |
| MeCure's Metformin 500 mg Tablet | [A11-100741](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8915) | Active | Me Cure Industries (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/me-cure-industries/) | NIGERIA |
| Metforcap Tablet | [04-1811](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/6818) | Active | Laider International W.A (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/laider-international-wa/) | NIGERIA |
| Metfordeal Tablet | [A4-3687](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/5221) | Active | Pharmadeal Nigeria (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/pharmadeal-nigeria/) | BANGLADESH |
| Metformin 500 mg Tablet | [A4-2278](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/6819) | Active | Swiss Pharma Nigeria (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/swiss-pharma-nigeria/) | NIGERIA |
| Metfosyn Tablet | [B4-6658](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/5223) | Active | Synermed (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/synermed/) | INDIA |
| Osworth Metformin Tablet | [A4-4310](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/5291) | Active | Osworth Nigeria (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/osworth-nigeria/) | NIGERIA |
| SAKOPHAGE Metformin Hydrochloride 500mg Tablets | [B4-7127](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/6820) | Active | Sam Sunny Pharmacy and Stores (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/sam-sunny-pharmacy-and-stores/) | CHINA |
| Sivoformin 500 Tablet | [B4-0487](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/6821) | Active | Adpharm Pharmaceutical Industries (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/adpharm-pharmaceutical-industries/) | INDIA |
| Taformin Tablets | [B4-3965](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/5935) | Active | Tamar & Pharez (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/tamar-and-pharez/) | INDIA |
| Afrimet 500 Tablet | [B4-9715](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1279) | Expired | Chanrai HealthCare (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/chanrai-healthcare/) | INDIA |
| Asphage 500 Tablets | [A4-5993](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1729) | Expired | Astranad Pharmaceuticals and Chemical | INDIA |
| Ausbetmin Tablet | [A11-0769](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1085) | Expired | Auscel Laboratories (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/auscel-laboratories/) | NIGERIA |
| Avrophage 500 mg Tablet | [A4-6319](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/3152) | Inactive | Avro Pharma (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/avro-pharma/) | NIGERIA |
| Bariphage Tablet | [B4-9590](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/646) | Expired | Bari Pharmacy (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/bari-pharmacy/) | INDIA |
| BellBag Metformin BP 500 mg Tablet | [C4-0695](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8908) | Expired | BellBag Pharmaceuticals | INDIA |
| BG Lophage Tablets | [A4-3122](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/497) | Inactive | BG Pharma & Healthcare (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/bg-pharma-and-healthcare/) | INDIA |
| Biophage 500 mg Tablets | [A4-6597](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/3154) | Inactive | SKG - Pharma (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/skg-pharma/) | NIGERIA |
| Bleorformin | [B4-8469](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/2058) | Expired | Teka Pharmaceutical (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/teka-pharmaceutical/) | INDIA |
| Chanformin Tablets | [A4-6681](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1501) | Expired | Chan Medi-Pharm Ltd/GTE | INDIA |
| Degluco Tablets 500 mg | [A4-9357](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/794) | Expired | ProMedix | INDIA |
| Diabeze Tablet | [A4-1129](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/2757) | Expired | Therapeutic Lab. (Nigeria) | NIGERIA |
| Dibimet-500 SR Tablets | [A4-9881](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8142) | Inactive | Micro Nova Pharmaceuticals Ind (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/micro-nova-pharmaceuticals-ind/) | INDIA |
| Dibinorm Tablets | [04-3334](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/2223) | Expired | Unique AgroChem (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/unique-agrochem/) | INDIA |
| Eden Metformin 500 mg Tablet | [C4-0303](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/3155) | Expired | Eden U-K Pharm (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/eden-u-k-pharm/) | INDIA |
| Emzophage Tablet | [A4-8314](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8191) | Inactive | Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/emzor-pharmaceutical-industries/) | NIGERIA |
| Formedab Tablets | [04-9109](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/3156) | Inactive | Merit Healthcare (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/merit-healthcare/) | INDIA |
| Glucodix 500 mg Tablets | [04-6201](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8909) | Expired | Codix Pharma (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/codix-pharma/) | INDIA |
| Glucodix ER - 500 mg Tablets | [B4-1587](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8910) | Expired | Codix Pharma (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/codix-pharma/) | INDIA |
| Gluconorm SR 500 Tablets | [A4-6949](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8532) | Inactive | Zolon Healthcare (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/zolon-healthcare/) | NIGERIA |
| Glucophage 500 Tablet | [04-6233](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8912) | Inactive | Merck Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/merck-pharmaceutical-and-life-sciences/) | SPAIN |
| Glyformin | [04-7968](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/3158) | Inactive | Sam Pharmaceutical (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/sam-pharmaceutical/) | NIGERIA |
| Hegluphage Tablets | [B4-9335](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1159) | Expired | Health Systems & Health Services Consultants | CHINA |
| Juformin Tablets | [04-7963](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/3159) | Expired | Juhel Nigeria (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/juhel-nigeria/) | NIGERIA |
| Lemformin 500 Tablets | [B4-9605](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1280) | Expired | Great Timec Pharma Nigeria | INDIA |
| Lifeback Metformin 500 Tablets | [B4-8613](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1875) | Expired | LifeBack Pharmacy and Stores (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/lifeback-pharmacy-and-stores/) | INDIA |
| Metformin 500 mg Tablet | [A4-8314](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/3161) | Inactive | Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/emzor-pharmaceutical-industries/) | INDIA |
| Metformin 500mg Tablet | [B4-9596](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/743) | Expired | Don-J Pharmaceutical (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/don-j-pharmaceutical/) | INDIA |
| Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets | [B4-9276](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/862) | Expired | Evans Baroque (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/evans-baroque/) | INDIA |
| Metformin Tablets | [B4-9584](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1281) | Expired | Ibu Pharm (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/ibu-pharm/) | INDIA |
| Metformin Tablets | [C4-1668](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8222) | Inactive | Novartis Nigeria (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/novartis-nigeria/) | POLAND |
| METFORMIN TABLETS 500MG | [C4-0429](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/7600) | Expired | Excel Charis Pharmaceutical Chemical (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/excel-charis-pharmaceutical-chemical/) | INDIA |
| METFORMIN TABLETS BP 500MG | [C4-0472](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/7601) | Expired | MacJay Pharmaceutical (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/macjay-pharmaceutical/) | INDIA |
| Metoram 500 Tablet | [B4-8287](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/3162) | Inactive | Onifam Laboratories (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/onifam-laboratories/) | INDIA |
| Panfor SR 500 Tablets | [04-8247](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/4166) | Inactive | Mega Lifesciences Nigeria (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/mega-lifesciences-nigeria/) | INDIA |
| Pivox 500 mg Tablets | [B4-9997](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1655) | Expired | Benjamin Michaels | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Preferred Drugs' Metformin Tablets | [B4-0944](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8919) | Inactive | Preferred Drugs Nigeria | INDIA |
| Reals Metformin 500 Tablets | [C4-1707](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/8920) | Inactive | Reals Pharmaceutical (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/reals-pharmaceutical/) | INDIA |
| Ryphage 500 mg | [A11-100150](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/385) | Inactive | Richygold International (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/richygold-international/) | NIGERIA |
| Saimet Tablets | [B4-8158](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1731) | Expired | Sai Sagar Pharma (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/sai-sagar-pharma/) | INDIA |
| Taformin SR-1000 Tablets | [B4-9829](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/2224) | Expired | Tamar & Pharez (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/tamar-and-pharez/) | INDIA |
| Triumvirate Metformin 500 mg Tablets | [B4-9434](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/1285) | Expired | Triumvirate AOL | INDIA |
| Zoometf Tablets | [C4-1439](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/3164) | Inactive | Zoomota Healthcare | not recorded |
| Zorax 500 Tablets | [B4-1554](https://greenbook.nafdac.gov.ng/products/details/3165) | Inactive | Mankind Life-Sciences (https://ogbogwu.com/manufacturers/mankind-life-sciences/) | INDIA |

Source: our October 2026 copy of the NAFDAC Greenbook. The register can change after our copy is taken; confirm any single registration on the official Greenbook. HTML: https://ogbogwu.com/drugs/metformin/tablet-500-mg/ · Hub: https://ogbogwu.com/drugs/index.md