OPTALIDON

This brand name is authorized in Spain

Active ingredients

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

1 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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2 Propyphenazone
UNII OED8FV75PY - PROPYPHENAZONE

Propyphenazone is a pyrazolone derivative with anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity. As it is structurally related to aminophenazone it has been associated with severe blood dyscrasias. However, it cannot be transformed into potentially carcinogenic nitrosamines and has therefore been widely used as a replacement drug for aminophenazone.

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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
N02BB54 Propyphenazone, combinations excl. psycholeptics N Nervous system → N02 Analgesics → N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics → N02BB Pyrazolones
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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: ES Centro de informaciรณn online de medicamentos de la AEMPS Identifier(s): 14517

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