This brand name is authorized in South Africa
The drug RUTRA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Risperidone
UNII L6UH7ZF8HC - RISPERIDONE
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Risperidone is a selective monoaminergic antagonist with unique properties. Although risperidone is a potent D2 antagonist, which is considered to improve the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, it causes less depression of motor activity and induction of catalepsy than classical antipsychotics. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| N05AX08 | Risperidone | N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05A Antipsychotics → N05AX Other antipsychotics |
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: ZA | Health Products Regulatory Authority | Identifier(s): 41/2.6.5/0264, 41/2.6.5/0265, 41/2.6.5/0267, 41/2.6.5/1056 |
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