This brand name is authorized in South Africa
The drug DEPODUR contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Morphine
UNII X3P646A2J0 - MORPHINE SULFATE
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Morphine is a narcotic analgesic obtained from opium. Morphine acts as an agonist at opiate receptors in the CNS particularly Mu and to a lesser extent Kappa receptors. Mu receptors are thought to mediate supraspinal analgesia, respiratory depression and euphoria, and Kappa receptors, spinal analgesia, miosis and sedation. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| N02AA01 | Morphine | N Nervous system → N02 Analgesics → N02A Opioids → N02AA Natural opium alkaloids |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| Country: ZA | Health Products Regulatory Authority | Identifier(s): 44/2.9/0113, 44/2.9/1087, 44/2.9/1088 |
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