This brand name is authorized in Brazil
The drug OPTAFLAN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Nimesulide
UNII V4TKW1454M - NIMESULIDE
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Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with analgesic and antipyretic properties which acts as an inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis enzyme cyclo-oxygenase. Cyclo-oxygenase produces prostaglandins, some of them being implicated in the development and maintenance of inflammation. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| M01AX17 | Nimesulide | M Musculo-skeletal system → M01 Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products → M01A Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids → M01AX Other antiinflammatory and antirheumatic agents, non-steroids |
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: BR | Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos | Identifier(s): 517604701116414, 517604702139418, 589021070000417 |
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