There is currently a metformin oral solution backorder. If you or your patients are having difficulty getting Riomet® (metformin HCL oral solution) prescriptions filled at a retail pharmacy due to manufacture backorder, Bayview Pharmacy may be able to help.
Riomet® is an effective oral drug that helps in improving blood sugar levels of Type 2 diabetes patients. Each 5-mL of Riomet® is equivalent to the 500 mg tablet form of metformin. The solution contains no alcohol, dyes or sugars. The liquid choice offers accurate dosing and allows for titration of the medication.
Bayview Pharmacy, Rhode Island's premier compounding pharmacy, has the ability to compound metformin oral solution during this period of manufacture backorder. Prescriptions will need to be written with the request to compound. An example of how you might prescribe follows:
Compounded Medication
Metformin HCL 500mg /5ml Flavored Oral Solution
#300ml
5mls BID
We bill prescription drug insurances so your insurance co-pays should not change. We also can ship UPS.
For more information, please contact Ryan Dyer, RPh./Owner, M-F 9-6pm @ 401-284-4505, or fill out the "Ask the Pharmacist" form on our "About Prescription Compounding / Bayview Pharmacy" page.