ATACAND

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Nigeria, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug ATACAND contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Candesartan
UNII R85M2X0D68 - CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL

Candesartan is an AIIRA, selective for AT1 receptors, with tight binding to and slow dissociation from the receptor. It has no agonist activity. The antagonism of the angiotensin II (AT1) receptors results in dose related increases in plasma renin levels, angiotensin I and angiotensin II levels, and a decrease in plasma aldosterone concentration.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
ATACAND Tablet Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
C09CA06 Candesartan C Cardiovascular system → C09 Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system → C09C Angiotensin II antagonists, plain → C09CA Angiotensin II antagonists, plain
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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)
Country: AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Identifier(s): 8295N, 8296P, 8297Q, 8889W
Country: BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos Identifier(s): 502300301111217, 502300302116212, 502300304119219, 502320090034007
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 02239090, 02239091, 02239092, 02311658
Country: DE Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte Identifier(s): 00105549, 00834194, 01156649, 01408223, 01408246, 01408252, 01413595, 01413603, 01413632, 01413661, 01467734, 01617694, 02399549, 02507370, 02841577, 03042513, 03525683, 03705563, 03705592, 04037951, 04037968, 04037980, 04162745, 04162751, 04397595, 06937009, 08736686, 08736700, 08736717, 08736723, 08736746, 08736752, 08736769, 08736775, 09273076, 09701997, 10002750, 10983050, 10983067, 10983073, 11730457, 13421849, 13987278, 14022620, 15292965, 15735049, 15993900, 17175057, 17383525
Country: EC Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria Identifier(s): H6480913, H6500913, H6590913
Country: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1035908, 1035919, 1060647, 1130869, 1130870, 1130881, 1130892, 1183867, 1183878, 1183889, 1183890, 1183902, 1591455, 1591466, 1591477, 1591488, 1591499, 1591501, 1591512, 1591523, 1591534, 1591545, 1591556, 1591567, 1591578, 1679306, 1679317
Country: ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS Identifier(s): 61892, 61893, 61894, 66300
Country: FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus Identifier(s): 019175, 035568, 036228, 037895
Country: FR Base de données publique des médicaments Identifier(s): 62910207, 65969730, 66950291, 69015780
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 13088, 13090, 13092, 13123, 13219, 13439, 13442, 13443, 13705, 13707, 13737, 15427, 15428
Country: IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת Identifier(s): 6430, 6431
Country: LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba Identifier(s): 1004290, 1004291, 1004737, 1009802, 1025104, 1062023, 1062024, 1062025, 1062026, 1062027, 1062028, 1062029, 1062030, 1062031, 1062032, 1062033, 1062034, 1062035, 1062036, 1062037, 1062038, 1062039, 1062040, 1062041, 1062042, 1067198, 1067199, 1067200, 1067201, 1067202, 1067203, 1067204, 1067205, 1067206, 1067207, 1067208, 1067209, 1067210, 1067211, 1067212, 1067213, 1067214, 1067215, 1067216, 1067217, 1067218, 1067219, 1067220, 1067221, 1067222, 1067223, 1067224, 1067225, 1067226, 1067227, 1067228, 1067229, 1067230, 1067231, 1067232, 1067233, 1067234, 1067235, 1067236, 1067237, 1067238, 1067239, 1067240, 1067241, 1067242, 1067243, 1067244, 1076067, 1076068, 1076069, 1076070
Country: MT Medicines Authority Identifier(s): AA908/09603, AA908/09604
Country: MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios Identifier(s): 313M98
Country: NG Registered Drug Product Database Identifier(s): A4-1469, A4-1471, A4-9693
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK Identifier(s): 48399, 48402, 48410, 76376
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 11967, 7898, 7899, 7900
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100088061, 100088078
Country: RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale Identifier(s): W67396001, W67396002, W67396003, W67396004, W67396005, W67396006, W67396007, W67396008, W67396009, W67396010, W67396011, W67396012, W67396013, W67396014, W67396015, W67396016, W67396017, W67396018, W67397001, W67397002, W67397003, W67397004, W67397005, W67397006, W67397007, W67397008, W67397009, W67397010, W67397011, W67397012, W67397013, W67397014, W67397015, W67397016, W67397017, W67397018, W67398001, W67398002, W67398003, W67398004, W67398005, W67398006, W67398007, W67398008, W67398009, W67398010, W67398011, W67398012, W67398013, W67398014, W67398016, W67398017, W67398018, W67398019
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 10878P, 10879P, 10880P
Country: TN Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament Identifier(s): 5103074, 5103075, 5103076, 5103077
Country: TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu Identifier(s): 8699786010024, 8699786010031, 8699786010062, 8699786010192, 8699786010208, 8699786010215
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 0186-0004, 0186-0008, 0186-0016, 0186-0032, 62559-640, 62559-641, 62559-642, 62559-643
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 32/7.1.3/0099, 32/7.1.3/0100, A39/7.1.3/0244

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