ALFADOX

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

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

1	Sulfadoxine UNII 88463U4SM5 - SULFADOXINE
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2	Pyrimethamine UNII Z3614QOX8W - PYRIMETHAMINE
	Pyrimethamine is an antiparasitic agent. The antiparasitic action of pyrimethamine is due to its specific activity on folic acid metabolism in the Plasmodium and Toxoplasma parasites.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
A11-100521	Tablet	Alfadox Tablets TAB 500 mg; 25 mg 1 x 3's (in PVC-Alu blisters)	A white round tablet with "AFRAB" inscribed on one side and a broken line on the other side 43 NF-PP-68947 ALFADOX TABLETS ALFADOX TABLETS SULFADOXINE:500MG,PYRIMETHAMINE:25MG,POVIDON PVP K-30:10MG,PREGEL STARCH:48MG,AEROSIL:12MG,SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE:8MG,TALCUM POWDER:18MG,MAGNESIUM STEARATE:3MG,SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE:0.6MG Drugs VARIOUS Nigerian Products 13 Over The Counter (OTC) 7/11/2019 AFRAB-CHEM LIMITED, 22, ABIMBOLA STREET, ISOLO 12700057 oyeyemiat2005@yahoo.com AFRAB CHEM LIMITED, 22, ABIMBOLA STREET, ISOLO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ISOLO-LAGOS, Nigeria	06/07/2023

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
P01BD51	Pyrimethamine, combinations	P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P01 Antiprotozoals → P01B Antimalarials → P01BD Diaminopyrimidines
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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)
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	A11-100521