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Question
My mother and I both are highly allergic to the drug
sulfa/sulpha. Could you tell me if Glucophage/metformin contains sulfa/sulpha or is a derivative thereof?
Answer
According to the
Glucophagelabel,
there is no mention of any sulfa component in metformin.
Perhaps you were thinking of the
sulfonylurea
class of diabetes pills, which do contain some sulfa, and where there is some concern about overlapping allergic reactions if someone is highly allergic to sulfa compounds.
