VEIKIRIN

This brand name is authorized in South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Amitriptyline UNII 26LUD4JO9K - AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant and an analgesic. It prevents the re-uptake, and hence the inactivation of noradrenaline and serotonin at nerve terminals. Reuptake prevention of these monoamine neurotransmitters potentiate their action in the brain. This appears to be associated with the antidepressant activity. Read about Amitriptyline

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
VEIKIRIN Film-coated tablet	Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA)	MPI, Generic

Medicine classification

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

ATC code	Group title	Classification
N06AA09	Amitriptyline	N Nervous system → N06 Psychoanaleptics → N06A Antidepressants → N06AA Non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitors
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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: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 54/1.2/0681, 54/1.2/0682, 54/1.2/0683