This brand name is authorized in Malta, Poland
The drug DOLCONTRAL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Pethidine
UNII N8E7F7Q170 - MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Pethidine is a synthetic opioid analgesic similar with similar actions to morphine. Like other opioids, pethidine binds to opioid receptors and exerts its principal pharmacological actions on the central nervous system where its analgesic and sedative effects are of particular therapeutic value. Pethidine also causes the release of histamine from mast cells resulting in a number of allergic-type reactions. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| N02AB02 | Pethidine | N Nervous system → N02 Analgesics → N02A Opioids → N02AB Phenylpiperidine derivatives |
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: MT | Medicines Authority | Identifier(s): AA770/15101 |
| Country: PL | Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych | Identifier(s): 100020028 |
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