ATC Group: M01AX17 Nimesulide

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of M01AX17 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 M Musculo-skeletal system
2 M01 Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products
3 M01A Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids
4 M01AX Other antiinflammatory and antirheumatic agents, non-steroids
5 M01AX17 Nimesulide

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
ORAL - Oral 0.2 g

Active ingredients in M01AX17

Active Ingredient Description
Nimesulide

Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with analgesic and antipyretic properties which acts as an inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis enzyme cyclo-oxygenase. Cyclo-oxygenase produces prostaglandins, some of them being implicated in the development and maintenance of inflammation.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
APONIL Tablet Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) MPI, EU: SmPC
AULIN Gel Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC
MESULID Tablet MPI, EU: SmPC
NIMM Tablet Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

Israel (IL)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Turkey (TR)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.