COTAZYM

This brand name is authorized in Canada, Germany

Active ingredients

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

1 Pancreatin
UNII 8MYC33932O - PANCRELIPASE LIPASE

Pancreatin when reaching the small intestine disintegrates (at pH>5.5) to release enzymes with lipolytic, amylolytic and proteolytic activity to ensure the digestion of fats, starches and proteins. The products of pancreatic digestion are then either absorbed directly, or following further hydrolysis by intestinal enzymes.

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2 Pancreatin
UNII YOJ58O116E - PANCRELIPASE AMYLASE

Pancreatin when reaching the small intestine disintegrates (at pH>5.5) to release enzymes with lipolytic, amylolytic and proteolytic activity to ensure the digestion of fats, starches and proteins. The products of pancreatic digestion are then either absorbed directly, or following further hydrolysis by intestinal enzymes.

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3 Pancreatin
UNII 3560D81V50 - PANCRELIPASE PROTEASE

Pancreatin when reaching the small intestine disintegrates (at pH>5.5) to release enzymes with lipolytic, amylolytic and proteolytic activity to ensure the digestion of fats, starches and proteins. The products of pancreatic digestion are then either absorbed directly, or following further hydrolysis by intestinal enzymes.

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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
A09AA02 Multienzymes (lipase, protease etc.) A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A09 Digestives, incl. enzymes → A09A Digestives, incl. enzymes → A09AA Diastase
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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: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 00263818, 00502790, 00821373
Country: DE Bundesinstitut fĂźr Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte Identifier(s): 00436453, 00436476, 04275461, 04850959, 04850965, 04905086

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