NECOTRIM

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug NECOTRIM contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1	Sulfamethoxazole UNII JE42381TNV - SULFAMETHOXAZOLE
	Sulfamethoxazole competitively inhibits the utilisation of para-aminobenzoic acid in the synthesis of dihydrofolate by the bacterial cell resulting in bacteriostasis.
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2	Trimethoprim UNII AN164J8Y0X - TRIMETHOPRIM
	Trimethoprim is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, inhibiting the conversion of bacterial dihydrofolic acid to tetrahydrofolic acid, required for the synthesis of some amino acids. Its effects are considerably greater on the cells of micro-organisms than on the mammalian cells.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
04-2377	Suspension	Necotrim SUSP 200 mg/5 mL; 40mg/5 mL	Each 5 mL suspension contains: Sulfamethoxazole 200 mg, Trimethoprim 40 mg	29/03/2021
A11-100053	Tablet	Necotrim 960 mg Tablet TAB 800 mg; 160 mg	Each tablet contains: Sulfamethoxazole 800 mg, Trimethoprim 160 mg	29/03/2021

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
J01EE01	Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim	J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01E Sulfonamides and trimethoprim → J01EE Combinations of sulfonamides and trimethoprim, incl. derivatives
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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)
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	04-2377, A11-100053