ATC Group: N02AX06 Tapentadol

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 N02AX06 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N02 Analgesics
3 N02A Opioids
4 N02AX Other opioids
5 N02AX06

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 0.4 g

Active ingredients in N02AX06

Active Ingredient Description
Tapentadol

Tapentadol is a strong analgesic with ยต-agonistic opioid and additional noradrenaline reuptake inhibition properties. Tapentadol exerts its analgesic effects directly without a pharmacologically active metabolite.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
NUCYNTA ER Film-coated tablet FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR
PALEXIA Film-coated tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
PALEXIA Oral solution Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
PALEXIA SR Prolonged-release tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

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