POTENZA

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

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

1	Amlodipine UNII 864V2Q084H - AMLODIPINE BESYLATE
	Amlodipine is a calcium ion influx inhibitor of the dihydropyridine group (slow channel blocker or calcium ion antagonist) and inhibits the transmembrane influx of calcium ions into cardiac and vascular smooth muscle.
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2	Valsartan UNII 80M03YXJ7I - VALSARTAN
	Valsartan is an orally active, potent, and specific angiotensin II (Ang II) receptor antagonist. It acts selectively on the AT1-receptor subtype, which is responsible for the known actions of angiotensin II.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
B4-7093	Film coated tablet	POTENZA TABLET TAB_FILM_COATED 10 mg; 160 mg 310	POTENZA TABLET AMLODIPINE + VALSARTAN VALSARTAN 163.2MG,AMLODIPINE BESYLATE:13.94MG,MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE:122.14MG,MAGNESIUM STEARATE:3.9MG,POVIDONE:18MG,HYDRO PROPYL METHYL CELLULOSE:6.3MG,CROSPOVIDONE:33.6MG,TITANIUM DIOXIDE:1.5MG,SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE:2.5MG,POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL:2.1MG,COLLOIDAL SILICONE DIOXIDE:3.36MG,YELLOW IRON OXIDE:0.08MG,RED IRON OXIDE:0.08MG/TABLET B4-7093 Drugs Imported Products 310 POM 1 30/05/2022 AFRAB-CHEM LIMITED, , ABIMBOLA STREET, ISOLO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ISOLO LAGOS 12700057 oyeyemiat2005@yahoo.com JORDAN SWEDEN MEDICAL & STERILIZATION CO. LTD, Jerusalem Street,Naur-Jordan, Jordan	26/04/2023
B4-7663	Caplet	POTENZA 160/5 CAPLETS TAB 5 mg; 160 mg 310	POTENZA 160/5 CAPLETS AMLODIPINE + VALSARTAN VALSARTAN 163.2MG,AMLODIPINE BESYLATE:6.97MG,MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE:122.14MG,MAGNESIUM STEARATE:3.9MG,POVIDONE:18MG,HYDRO PROPYL METHYL CELLULOSE:6.3MG,CROSPOVIDONE:33.6MG,TITANIUM DIOXIDE:1.5MG,SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE:2.5MG,POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL:2.1MG,COLLOIDAL SILICONE DIOXIDE:3.36MG,YELLOW IRON OXIDE:0.13MG/CAPLET B4-7663 Drugs Imported Products 310, Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 06/10/2022 AFRAB-CHEM LIMITED, 22, ABIMBOLA STREET, ISOLO 12700057 oyeyemiat2005@yahoo.com JORDAN SWEDEN MEDICAL AND STERILIZATION CO, (JOSWE-MEDICAL), AL-QUDS STREET, NA'OUR, AMMAN, JORDAN, Jordan	31/08/2023

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
C09DB01	Valsartan and amlodipine	C Cardiovascular system → C09 Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system → C09D Angiotensin II antagonists, combinations → C09DB Angiotensin II antagonists and calcium channel blockers
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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	B4-7093, B4-7663