There are three available metformin strengths: 500-mg, 850-mg, and 1000-mg tablets (625-mg and 750-mg tablets were once available but have since been discontinued). A long-acting form of the medication (metformin ER) is also available; it comes in two strengths, 500-mg and 750-mg tablets. Long-acting metformin 1000-mg tablets are also available and are sold under the brand names of FortametÂ® and GlumetzaÂ®. A liquid version of metformin, called RiometÂ®, is also available.
Awns on the fruit of an Australian species of grass. In botany, an awn is either a hair- or bristle-like appendage on a larger structure, or in the case of the Asteraceae, a stiff needle-like element of the pappus. Awns are characteristic of various plant families, including Geraniaceae and many grasses (Poaceae).
Definition of AWN. : one of the slender bristles that terminate the glumes of the spikelet in some cereal and other grasses. â awned \ËoÌnd\ adjective. â awnÂ·less \ËoÌn-lÉs\ adjective.