This brand name is authorized in South Africa.
The drug NITROFLU COLD AND FLU contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
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R16CO5Y76E - ASPIRIN
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Acetylsalicylic acid combines significant advantages such as strong anti-pyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory action, that is the measure of comparison with all the newer NSAIDs. |
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3G6A5W338E - CAFFEINE
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Caffeine is structurally related to the methylxanthines theophylline and theobromine. Caffeine’s main action is as a CNS stimulant. |
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V1Q0O9OJ9Z - CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE
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Chlorphenamine is a potent antihistamine (H1-antagonist). Antihistamines diminish or abolish the actions of histamine in the body by competitive reversible blockade of histamine H1-receptor sites on tissues. Chlorphenamine also has anticholinergic activity. |
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PQ6CK8PD0R - ASCORBIC ACID
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Ascorbic acid, coupled with dehydroascorbic acid to which it is reversibly oxidised, has a variety of functions in cellular oxidation processes. Ascorbic acid is required in several important hydroxylations, including the conversion of proline to hydroxyproline and appears to have an important role in metal ion metabolism, including the gastrointestinal absorption of iron and its transport between plasma and storage organs. |
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This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
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| ZA | Health Products Regulatory Authority | J/5.8/51 |
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