RADD

This brand name is authorized in South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Methylphenidate
UNII 4B3SC438HI - METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE

Methylphenidate HCl is a mild central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. The mode of therapeutic action in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is not known. Methylphenidate is thought to block the reuptake of noradrenaline and dopamine into the presynaptic neurone and increase the release of these monoamines into the extraneuronal space.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
RADD Prolonged-release tablet Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA) MPI, Generic

Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
N06BA04 Methylphenidate N Nervous system → N06 Psychoanaleptics → N06B Psychostimulants, agents used for ADHD and nootropics → N06BA Centrally acting sympathomimetics
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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): 51/1.2/0289, 51/1.2/0290, 51/1.2/0291, 51/1.2/0292

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