Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly in overweight patients, when dietary management and exercise alone does not result in adequate glycaemic control.
• In adults, Metformin film-coated tablets may be used as monotherapy or in combination with other oral antidiabetic agents or with insulin.
• In children from 10 years of age and adolescents, Metformin film-coated tablets may be used as monotherapy or in combination with insulin.
A reduction of diabetic complications has been shown in overweight type 2 diabetic adult patients treated with metformin as first-line therapy after diet failure.
