ACETAZONE FORTE

Active ingredients

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

UNII H0DE420U8G - CHLORZOXAZONE

Chlorzoxazone is a centrally-acting agent for painful musculoskeletal conditions. Data available from animal experiments as well as human study indicate that chlorzoxazone acts primarily at the level of the spinal cord and subcortical areas of the brain where it inhibits multisynaptic reflex arcs involved in producing and maintaining skeletal muscle spasm of varied etiology.

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UNII 362O9ITL9D - ACETAMINOPHEN

Paracetamol is a medication used to treat pain and fever. It does appear to selectively inhibit COX activities in the brain, which may contribute to its ability to treat fever and pain.

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Medicine classification

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

ATC code
Group title
Classification
M03BB53
Chlorzoxazone, combinations excl. psycholeptics
M Musculo-skeletal system → M03 Muscle relaxants → M03B Muscle relaxants, centrally acting agents → M03BB Oxazol, thiazine, and triazine derivatives
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Authorization and marketing

This brand name is authorized in the following countries: Canada

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country
Identification scheme
Identifier(s)
CA
Health Products and Food Branch
Identifier(s): 00834300