MEDAXIME

This brand name is authorized in South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Cefuroxime
UNII R8A7M9MY61 - CEFUROXIME SODIUM

Cefuroxime inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis following attachment to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs). This results in the interruption of cell wall (peptidoglycan) biosynthesis, which leads to bacterial cell lysis and death.

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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
J01DC02 Cefuroxime J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials → J01DC Second-generation cephalosporins
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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): 37/20.1.1/0384, 37/20.1.1/0385

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