NEXAZOLE

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Ireland

Active ingredients

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

1 Esomeprazole
UNII N3PA6559FT - ESOMEPRAZOLE

Esomeprazole is the S-isomer of omeprazole and reduces gastric acid secretion through a specific targeted mechanism of action. Esomeprazole is a weak base and is concentrated and converted to the active form in the highly acidic environment of the secretory canaliculi of the parietal cell, where it inhibits the enzyme H+ K+ -ATPase – the acid pump and inhibits both basal and stimulated acid secretion.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
NEXAZOLE Hard gastro-resistant capsule Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
A02BC05 Esomeprazole A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A02 Drugs for acid related disorders → A02B DRUGS FOR PEPTIC ULCER AND GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GORD) → A02BC Proton pump 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)
Country: AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Identifier(s): 11692J, 12283L, 12287Q, 3401B, 8600P, 8601Q, 8886Q
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 42578, 46950

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