PRECEDEX

This brand name is authorized in Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Dexmedetomidine UNII 1018WH7F9I - DEXMEDETOMIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha-2 receptor agonist with a broad range of pharmacological properties. It has a sympatholytic effect through decrease of the release of noradrenaline in sympathetic nerve endings. The sedative effects are mediated through decreased firing of locus coeruleus, the predominant noradrenergic nucleus, situated in the brainstem. Read about Dexmedetomidine

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
PRECEDEX Solution for injection	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
N05CM18	Dexmedetomidine	N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05C Hypnotics and sedatives → N05CM Other hypnotics and sedatives
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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: BR	Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos	Identifier(s): 522717100060208, 522720100090007
Country: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 02339366, 02437147
Country: EC	Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria	Identifier(s): 27.771-1-03-12
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 49806, 66360
Country: JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	Identifier(s): 1129400A1054, 1129400G1022
Country: MX	Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios	Identifier(s): 207M2000
Country: NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	Identifier(s): 19226, 19258, 19259, 8960
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 11333P, 15689P
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 0409-1434, 0409-1638, 0409-1660, 52584-638
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 34/2.9/0239