Buformin

Buformin
Skeletal formula of buformin
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Pharmacokinetic data
ExcretionRenal
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6H15N5
Molar mass157.221 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Buformin (1-butylbiguanide) is an oral antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class, chemically related to metformin and phenformin. Buformin was marketed by German pharmaceutical company Grünenthal as Silubin.