ATC Group: N02AX05 Meptazinol

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of N02AX05 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N02 Analgesics
3 N02A Opioids
4 N02AX Other opioids
5 N02AX05

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
ORAL - Oral 1.2 g
PAREN - Parenteral 1.2 g

Active ingredients in N02AX05

Active Ingredient Description
Meptazinol

Meptazinol is a centrally acting analgesic belonging to the hexahydroazepine series, which has demonstrated mixed agonist and antagonist activity at opioid receptors. It is used for the short term treatment of moderate pain.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
MEPTID Film-coated tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
MEPTID Solution for injection Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines in this ATC group

Ireland (IE)

United Kingdom (UK)

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