MEPRON

This brand name is authorized in Canada, United States

Active ingredients

The drug MEPRON contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Atovaquone UNII Y883P1Z2LT - ATOVAQUONE

Atovaquone is a selective and potent inhibitor of the eukaryotic mitochondrial electron transport chain in a number of parasitic protozoa and the parasitic fungus P. jiroveci. The site of action appears to be the cytochrome bc1 complex (complex III). Read about Atovaquone

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
MEPRON Oral suspension	FDA, National Drug Code (US)	MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
P01AX06	Atovaquone	P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P01 Antiprotozoals → P01A Agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases → P01AX Other agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 02217422
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 0173-0547, 0173-0665