RETROVIR

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Australia, Austria, Canada, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, UK.

Active ingredients

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

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UNII 4B9XT59T7S - ZIDOVUDINE
 

Zidovudine is an antiviral agent which is highly active in vitro against retroviruses including the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

 
Read more about Zidovudine

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 RETROVIR Concentrate for solution for infusion MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
 RETROVIR Capsules, hard MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
 RETROVIR Oral solution/syrup MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group Classification
J05AF01 Zidovudine J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J05 Antivirals for systemic use → J05A Direct acting antivirals → J05AF Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
Discover more medicines within J05AF01

Authorization and marketing

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

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 10266H, 10360G, 10361H
CA Health Products and Food Branch 01902644, 01902652, 01902660
EC Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria 26.014-10-04
EE Ravimiamet 1113422, 1664670
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 57486
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 115591
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 60132743, 60524598, 63894243, 69290545
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 379090, 43938, 43941, 43944, 46203
HK Department of Health Drug Office 42757, 59602
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 3108, 3543, 4298, 8648
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 6250001M1038
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1090662, 1090663
MT Medicines Authority MA1297/00101, PI565/07804A
MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios 142M91, 248M91
NL Z-Index G-Standaard 13619519, 14009919
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 24724, 33499, 36943
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 5021, 5022, 5023
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100081337, 100081343, 100198097, 100198499
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W65176002, W65176003, W65176004, W65177001, W65177002
SG Health Sciences Authority 07527P
TN Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament 23013011H
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699522152285, 8699522572687, 8699522772605
US FDA, National Drug Code 49702-211, 49702-212, 49702-213
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority 29/20.2.8/0483

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