MESULID Tablet Ref.[8326] Active ingredients: Nimesulide

Revision Year: 2012  Publisher: RAFA LABORATORIES LTD., P. O. Box 450, Jerusalem 91003 Registration number: 0132727286 Manufactured under license from Helsinn Healthcare SA, Switzerland

Product name and form

Mesulid 100 mg caplets.

Pharmaceutical Form

Off-white to light yellow capsule-shaped tablet.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each caplet contains 100mg nimesulide.

For excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Nimesulide

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.

List of Excipients

Cellulose microcrystalline
Docusate sodium
Hydrogenated castor oil
Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Lactose
Magnesium stearate
Sodium starch glycolate

Pack sizes and marketing

Blister packs (10, 20, 30 caplets).

Marketing authorization holder

RAFA LABORATORIES LTD., P. O. Box 450, Jerusalem 91003

Registration number: 0132727286

Manufactured under license from Helsinn Healthcare SA, Switzerland

Drugs

Drug Countries
MESULID Ecuador, Israel

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