ATC Group: N02AX06 Tapentadol

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 N02AX06 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N02 Analgesics
3 N02A Opioids
4 N02AX Other opioids
5 N02AX06

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.

Code Route Amount Notes
ORAL Oral 0.4 g

Active ingredients in N02AX06

Active Ingredient

Tapentadol is a strong analgesic with µ-agonistic opioid and additional noradrenaline reuptake inhibition properties. Tapentadol exerts its analgesic effects directly without a pharmacologically active metabolite.

Related product monographs

Document Type Information Source  
 NUCYNTA ER Film-coated tablet MPI, US: SPL/PLR FDA, National Drug Code (US)
 PALEXIA Film-coated tablet MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
 PALEXIA Oral solution MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
 PALEXIA SR Prolonged-release tablet MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

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