MELEX

This brand name is authorized in Japan

Active ingredients

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

1 Mexazolam
UNII S5969B6237 - MEXAZOLAM

Mexazolam is a benzodiazepine indicated for the management of anxiety disorder associated or not to psychoneurotic conditions. The exact sites and mode of action have not been fully elucidated, but it appears to be mediated through the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), by the stimulation of specific receptors. Both GABA and chloride may enhance the binding to those receptors.

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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
N05BA25 N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05B Anxiolytics → N05BA Benzodiazepine 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)
Country: JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 Identifier(s): 1124025C1030, 1124025F1028, 1124025F2024

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