This brand name is authorized in Ecuador, Estonia, Tunisia, South Africa
The drug MERIONAL contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
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Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
UNII 58G97EP42I - FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (HUMAN CLONE .LAMBDA.15B .BETA.-SUBUNIT PROTEIN MOIETY REDUCED)
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Urofollitropin contains a highly purified preparation of urinary FSH extracted from the urine of postmenopausal women. FSH stimulates ovarian follicular growth and development as well as gonadal steroid production in women who do not have primary ovarian failure. |
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Luteinizing hormone (LH)
UNII 8XA4VN1LH4 - LUTEINIZING HORMONE
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Lutropin alfa is a recombinant human Luteinising Hormone (r-hLH). Luteinising Hormone (LH) binds on the ovarian theca (and granulosa) cells and testicular Leydig cells, to a receptor shared with human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (hCG). Lutropin alfa in association with a Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) preparation is recommended for the stimulation of follicular development in adult women with severe Luteinising Hormone (LH) and FSH deficiency. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| G03GA02 | Human menopausal gonadotrophin | G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G03 Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system → G03G Gonadotropins and other ovulation stimulants → G03GA Gonadotropins |
| G03GA30 | Combinations | G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G03 Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system → G03G Gonadotropins and other ovulation stimulants → G03GA Gonadotropins |
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: EC | Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria | Identifier(s): 22.478-1-01-06, 22.501-1-01-06 |
| Country: EE | Ravimiamet | Identifier(s): 1628704 |
| Country: TN | Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament | Identifier(s): 13533021, 13533022 |
| Country: ZA | Health Products Regulatory Authority | Identifier(s): 48/21.10/0402 |
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