DANTRIUM

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Australia, Canada, Estonia, France, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, UK.

Active ingredients

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

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UNII 287M0347EV - DANTROLENE SODIUM
 

The receptor molecule for dantrolene has not been identified. Dantrolene inhibits the binding of ryanodine. Under some conditions, dantrolene will lower intra-sarcoplasmic calcium concentrations in the resting state. This may be more important in diseased muscle (e.g. In malignant hyperthermia in humans and swine stress syndrome) than in muscle with normal function.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 DANTRIUM Capsules MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
 DANTRIUM Powder for solution for injection MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group Classification
M03CA01 Dantrolene M Musculo-skeletal system → M03 Muscle relaxants → M03C Muscle relaxants, directly acting agents → M03CA Dantrolene and derivatives
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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)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 1779P, 1780Q
CA Health Products and Food Branch 01997572, 01997602
EE Ravimiamet 1790333
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 60385682, 65074386, 67807645
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 142199, 161561, 182475, 182476, 185725, 197460, 26174, 26182, 43539
IE Health Products Regulatory Authority 66443, 66451
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 1229002M1036
MT Medicines Authority AA729/27701, AA729/27702
NL Z-Index G-Standaard 13516132
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 29335, 3204
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 10635, 10636, 2297
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W68769001
US FDA, National Drug Code 42023-123, 42023-124, 42023-125
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority H/17.1/64, H/17.1/65, M/17.1/0253

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