DEXISUN

This brand name is authorized in South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Dexmedetomidine
UNII 1018WH7F9I - DEXMEDETOMIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha-2 receptor agonist with a broad range of pharmacological properties. It has a sympatholytic effect through decrease of the release of noradrenaline in sympathetic nerve endings. The sedative effects are mediated through decreased firing of locus coeruleus, the predominant noradrenergic nucleus, situated in the brainstem.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
DEXISUN Concentrated solution for infusion Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA) MPI, Generic

Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
N05CM18 Dexmedetomidine N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05C Hypnotics and sedatives → N05CM Other hypnotics and sedatives
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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: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 54/2.9/0218

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