EXCEDRIN

This brand name is authorized in Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Acetylsalicylic acid
UNII R16CO5Y76E - ASPIRIN

Acetylsalicylic acid combines significant advantages such as strong anti-pyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory action, that is the measure of comparison with all the newer NSAIDs.

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2 Paracetamol
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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3 Caffeine
UNII 3G6A5W338E - CAFFEINE

Caffeine is structurally related to the methylxanthines theophylline and theobromine. Caffeine’s main action is as a CNS stimulant.

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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
N02BA51 Acetylsalicylic acid, combinations excl. psycholeptics N Nervous system → N02 Analgesics → N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics → N02BA Salicylic acid and derivatives
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N02BE51 Paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics N Nervous system → N02 Analgesics → N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics → N02BE Anilides
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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: IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת Identifier(s): 5406, 5485
Country: MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios Identifier(s): 273M98
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK Identifier(s): 105961
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100223056
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 36/2.7/0183

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