ZUVAMOR

This brand name is authorized in South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Rosuvastatin
UNII 83MVU38M7Q - ROSUVASTATIN CALCIUM

Rosuvastatin is a selective and competitive inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase. Rosuvastatin increases the number of hepatic LDL receptors on the cell-surface, enhancing uptake and catabolism of LDL and it inhibits the hepatic synthesis of VLDL, thereby reducing the total number of VLDL and LDL particles.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
ZUVAMOR Film-coated 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
C10AA07 Rosuvastatin C Cardiovascular system → C10 Lipid modifying agents → C10A Lipid modifying agents, plain → C10AA HMG CoA reductase 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: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 36/7.5/0353, 36/7.5/0354, 36/7.5/0355, 43/7.5/1138

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