Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, when dietary management and exercise alone does not result in adequate glycaemic control.
In adults, GLUCOPHAGE film-coated tablet may be used as monotherapy or in combination with other oral anti-diabetic agents or with insulin.
In children from 10 years of age and adolescents, GLUCOPHAGE film-coated tablet 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 hydrochloride as first-line therapy after diet failure (see Pharmacology: Pharmacodynamics under Actions).