NEXAVAR

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK.

Active ingredients

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

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UNII 5T62Q3B36J - SORAFENIB TOSYLATE
 

Sorafenib is a multikinase inhibitor which has demonstrated both anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic properties in vitro and in vivo. Sorafenib inhibits the activity of targets present in the tumour cell (CRAF, BRAF, V600E BRAF, c-KIT, and FLT-3) and in the tumour vasculature (CRAF, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3, and PDGFR-β).

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 NEXAVAR Film-coated tablet MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group Classification
L01EX02 Sorafenib L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L01 Antineoplastic agents → L01E Protein kinase inhibitors → L01EX Other protein kinase inhibitors
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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 10226F, 10242C, 9380Q
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 538912050012113
CA Health Products and Food Branch 02284227
EC Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria 29779-05-11
EE Ravimiamet 1249938
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 06342001, 06342001IP
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 163494
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 64463662
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 106852, 392454
HK Department of Health Drug Office 55409
IE Health Products Regulatory Authority 88133, 89012
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 6135
IT Agenzia del Farmaco 037154010
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 4291017F1025
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1029584, 1090758
MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios 082M2006
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 81450
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 12471
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100134312
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W63886001
SG Health Sciences Authority 13339P
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699546090044
US FDA, National Drug Code 50419-488
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority A40/26/0776

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