PILOTRIM

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

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

1
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
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
B4-2271 Suspension Pilotrim Suspension 240 mg/5 mL SUSP 200 mg/5 mL; 40mg/5 mL 24/06/2021
B4-2272 Tablet Pilotrim 960 Caplet TAB 800 mg; 160 mg B4-2272 PILOTRIM 960 CAPLET TRIMETHOPRIM, SULPHAMETHOXAZOLE . ANTI-INFECTIVES ORAL 160MG, 800MG TABLET PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINE (POM) TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS CAUSED BY SUSCEPTIBLE ORGANISMS. PHAMATEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED NIGERIA PHAMATEX INDUSTRIES LTD NIGERIA 2021-06-24 2026-06-23 24/06/2021
B4-2273 Tablet Pilotrim 480 mg Tablets TAB 400 mg; 80 mg 24/06/2021

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 B4-2271, B4-2272, B4-2273

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