Metformin Hydrochloride

Product NDC: 72789-059
Requested package NDC: 72789-059-30
11-digit product format: 727890059
Labeler code: 72789
Product ID: 72789-059_e725dbb0-9483-55d0-e053-2a95a90ad01d
Type: HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Nonproprietary name: Metformin Hydrochloride
Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE
Route: ORAL
Labeler: PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Application: ANDA078321
Marketing category: ANDA
Marketing start: 2008-04-17
Marketing end: 0000-00-00
Substance: METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE
Active strength: 500 mg/1
Pharmacologic classes: Biguanide [EPC], Biguanides [CS]
NDC exclude flag: No
Listing certified through: 2023-12-31
Current FDA listing: Historical FDA.report record

NDC auxiliary status#

These records are reproduced from FDA’s unfinished, excluded, and compounder listings. They describe what appeared in the source files; a missing record does not establish a regulatory status. View all current auxiliary records, including entries without an NDC. · View the auxiliary file history.

Current NDC status page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Dataset, Scope, Product NDC table
Dataset	Scope	Product NDC	Package NDC	Code	Status	Reporting period	Source date
excluded package	package	72789-059	72789-059-30	D	Discontinued by firm		2026-08-03

Observed NDC auxiliary status history#

This history shows the information present in each captured FDA auxiliary file. It is not a continuous regulatory timeline, and a missing record does not establish a status.

Historic NDC status page 1 of 1 · 2 matching rows.

View current auxiliary records. · View the auxiliary file history.

Captured / source date, Dataset, Scope table
Captured / source date	Dataset	Scope	Product NDC	Package NDC	Code	Status	Reporting period	Archive	Snapshot	Source SHA-256
2025-12-14 17:58 UTC · source 2025-12-05	excluded package	package	72789-059	72789-059-30	D	Discontinued by firm		excluded / ndc_excluded.zip	`d630ba8d3edf…`	`732f749b63fb…`
2025-08-27 00:01 UTC · source 2025-08-26	excluded package	package	72789-059	72789-059-30	D	Discontinued by firm		excluded / ndc_excluded.zip	`f5e01cc5f278…`	`a2eaf40c39c3…`

Source provenance: Browse the complete Orange Book source catalog · source snapshot 1.

Orange Book products#

Current product rows page 1 of 1 · 2 matching rows.

Application-product, Trade name, Ingredient table
Application-product	Trade name	Ingredient	Strength	Dosage form / route	TE codes	RLD / RS	Approval date
A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1		2008-04-17
A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB		2008-04-17

Therapeutic equivalence codes#

Current TE-code rows page 1 of 1 · 2 matching rows.

Application-product, TE code table
Application-product	TE code
A078321-001	AB1
A078321-002	AB

Observed Orange Book product history#

Observed FDA ZIP history: Each table is queried independently by exact application/product key from successfully parsed Orange Book snapshots. Capture times identify archived source observations; absence or a change between snapshots is not inferred. FDA publication files that were not recoverable as structured ZIP data are not represented as states.

Product history page 1 of 3 · 82 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
Captured	Edition	Application-product	Trade name	Strength	Dosage form / route	Product TE source text	Approval date	Source SHA-256
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC	2026-02	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`011fe1cb6892…`
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC	2026-02	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`011fe1cb6892…`
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2025-12	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`31067a03dcf5…`
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2025-12	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`31067a03dcf5…`
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC	2025-08	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`6a471c1ec25d…`
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC	2025-08	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`6a471c1ec25d…`
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-03	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`fd3edfee7708…`
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-03	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`fd3edfee7708…`
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-02	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`b8a1b40f171c…`
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-02	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`b8a1b40f171c…`
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP	2025-01	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`03ed91905a0d…`
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP	2025-01	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`03ed91905a0d…`
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-12	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`2680178bc6a6…`
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-12	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`2680178bc6a6…`
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-09	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`5bbf6a4d5a75…`
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-09	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`5bbf6a4d5a75…`
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-11	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`d8e5a09893c0…`
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-11	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`d8e5a09893c0…`
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC	2024-10	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`d06236e962d9…`
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC	2024-10	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`d06236e962d9…`
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-08	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`79d66fd596c7…`
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-08	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`79d66fd596c7…`
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-07	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`301d65b070ca…`
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-07	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`301d65b070ca…`
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP	2024-06	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`1e350fbaab3a…`
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP	2024-06	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`1e350fbaab3a…`
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC	2024-05	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`8072bd15b7f6…`
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC	2024-05	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`8072bd15b7f6…`
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2022-06	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`5c6f7cd8ea54…`
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2022-06	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`5c6f7cd8ea54…`
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC	2022-04	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`5d02ea3f76ae…`
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC	2022-04	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`5d02ea3f76ae…`
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC	2022-04	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`4b0b4de00fa7…`
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC	2022-04	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`4b0b4de00fa7…`
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC	2019-12	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`74a2ff9319b5…`
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC	2019-12	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`74a2ff9319b5…`
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC	2022-03	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`bb7c543d1eb4…`
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC	2022-03	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`bb7c543d1eb4…`
2021-12-28 21:50 UTC	2021-12	A078321-001	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	500MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB1	2008-04-17	`782e0a99824c…`
2021-12-28 21:50 UTC	2021-12	A078321-002	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	750MG	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	AB	2008-04-17	`782e0a99824c…`

Observed Orange Book normalized TE history#

Normalized TE history page 3 of 3 · 82 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
Captured	Edition	Application-product	TE code	Order	Source SHA-256
2026-07-26 02:55 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2026-06	A078321-001	AB1	1	`a50c72e98297…`
2026-07-26 02:55 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2026-06	A078321-002	AB	1	`a50c72e98297…`

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
72789-059-30	EA - Each	72789-059	63ccdd5e-1a5f-4f2e-8603-a4b03bfd2592	1	2020-07-13
72789-059-60	EA - Each	72789-059	04ab1455-27bb-4c46-9aa5-a441c46ae9c3	1	2020-04-20
72789-059-90	EA - Each	72789-059	6ba25511-287a-4d34-9fd4-389fffb3d443	1	2020-04-20
72789-059-93	EA - Each	72789-059	1c933c34-074e-4daf-9afa-0fbb7d3c44ba	1	2020-07-13
72789-059-98	EA - Each	72789-059	d6a1b3ae-53c6-47b7-ba1f-93603b91a219	1	2022-10-06

openFDA label cross-check#

OpenFDA label data provides additional search and identifier links. DailyMed’s Structured Product Label is the canonical label on FDA.report. Matching records are deduplicated before they are shown below.

Matched openFDA labels page 1 of 2 · 21 matching rows.

Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	41408f64-d366-403e-9595-464ab25c6f97	2026-07-30	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	68d0b1a6-c99e-42cf-afdf-b71ee73c4424	2026-07-30	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	REMEDYREPACK INC.	1503bbe4-0ac5-479b-9900-d38e49236bf0	2026-07-28	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	Bryant Ranch Prepack	4d245bc3-0add-4651-b441-86b93c5ac681	2026-06-11	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	Precision Dose, Inc.	60142fb2-16da-4f54-a542-74f9a70b9c8b	2026-04-08	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1d0b74de-ef4c-4dd2-8019-2ddb409c60b4	2026-01-09	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	AvPAK	d9bac244-1725-5bf3-e053-2a95a90ac823	2026-01-08	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	AvPAK	de09f7a1-1e9f-60f4-e053-2a95a90a93d8	2026-01-08	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	Northwind Health Company, LLC	ab80521b-5014-cc2a-e053-2a95a90a2003	2026-01-01	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	REMEDYREPACK INC.	c568d49f-c040-4f1e-ad36-77b05ab659c3	2025-09-26	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.	bf918d78-3fb6-4d8d-b42d-538ea10bc3e4	2025-08-06	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.	e55ee270-5eb9-4848-8529-9af2a79669c0	2025-07-31	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	TAGI Pharma, Inc.	dd0ee2bf-f658-42dc-976d-49af0b1f32b5	2025-04-18	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	Bryant Ranch Prepack	de4a660b-172b-4c72-9e38-5634fd03cfa7	2025-03-10	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	Proficient Rx LP	7cb47c3e-6657-4c11-8aa2-ae172e5a8529	2025-02-01	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	RedPharm Drug, Inc.	fc61bafa-a506-14ae-e053-6394a90a9c7d	2025-01-23	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE EXTENDED RELEASE	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	direct rx	a84cf1a3-3820-cd1b-e053-2995a90acf45	2025-01-22	Warnings	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release 500mg	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	Calvin Scott & Co., Inc.	e9cd0d23-56eb-40dd-abf4-9e681ec220f5	2023-02-07	Warnings	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	Proficient Rx LP	d80aa4af-a8ce-4cae-b71c-05e1de829551	2022-04-01	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321
Metformin Hydrochloride	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC	4d89a4ab-6cdd-4c39-92f9-a137fa27a070	2021-07-02	Boxed warning, Warnings, Adverse reactions	Exact identifier application applno (ANDA): 078321 application number: ANDA078321

UNII, Preferred term, Registry number table
UNII	Preferred term	Registry number	Matched term
786Z46389E	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	1115-70-4	METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE

Packages#

Package NDC, 11-digit format, Description table
Package NDC	11-digit format	Description	Marketing start	Marketing end	Sample	Exclude flag	Status
72789-059-30	72789005930	30 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (72789-059-30)	2020-05-27	0000-00-00	No	No	Current