CEROXIM

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria. It is also authorized in Ecuador, Poland, South Africa.

Active ingredients

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

1	Cefuroxime UNII Z49QDT0J8Z - CEFUROXIME AXETIL
	Cefuroxime inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis following attachment to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs). This results in the interruption of cell wall (peptidoglycan) biosynthesis, which leads to bacterial cell lysis and death.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
04-4942	Tablet	Ceroxim Tablets 500 mg TAB 500 mg 1 X 10	56 RNW-PP-411596 Ceroxim Tablets 500mg CEFUROXIME AXETIL TABLETS USP 500MG Cefuroxime 500mg, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate 9mg, Colloidal Silicon Dioxide 5mg, Microcrystalline Cellulose 155.072mg, Croscarmellose Sodium 50mg Apr-42 Drugs Imported Products 110 POM 2 3/29/2024 RANBAXY NIGERIA LIMITED, Km 30, Lagos - Ibadan Expressway, Magboro, Ogun State 17932744 rosanna.iwuala@sunpharma.com SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD, INDIA, INDUSTRIAL AREA - 3, DEWAS - 455001, INDIA, India	25/09/2024
04-6057	Suspension	Ceroxim Powder for Suspension 250 mg/5 mL SUSP 250 mg/5 mL 1100 mL	Ceroxim Powder for Suspension 250 mg/5ml CEFUROXIME AXETIL FOR ORAL SUSPENSION USP Cefuroxime 250mg, Sucrose, Aspartame, Silicon Dioxide, Monosodium Citrate, Grenadine Flavour, Tutti Fruiti Flavour, Peppermint Flavour, Sodium Chloride Apr-57 Drugs Imported Products 1100ml Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 12/05/2022 RANBAXY NIGERIA LIMITED, ABIMBOLA STREET, ILASAMAJA, ISOLO LAGOS LAGOS 17932744 rosanna.iwuala@sunpharma.com Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Industrial Area–3,Dewas–455001,India, India	26/04/2023
04-6077	Suspension	Ceroxim Suspension 125 mg/5 mL SUSP 125 mg/5 mL 1100 mL	Ceroxim Suspension 125 mg/5ml CEFUROXIME AXETIL FOR ORAL SUSPENSION USP Each 5ml contains: Cefuroxime 125mg, Sucrose 3999.5mg, Aspartame 20.0, Silicon Dioxide 84.0mg, Monosodium Citrate 10mg, Tutti Fruiti Flavour 10mg, Peppermint Flavour 4mg, Sodium Chloride 10mg, Grenadine Flavour 5mg Apr-77 Drugs Imported Products 1100ml Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 12/05/2022 RANBAXY NIGERIA LIMITED, ABIMBOLA STREET, ILASAMAJA, ISOLO LAGOS LAGOS 17932744 rosanna.iwuala@sunpharma.com Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Industrial Area–3,Dewas–455001,India, India	26/04/2023

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document	Type	Information Source
CEROXIM Tablet, Suspension	MPI, Generic	Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA)

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
J01DC02	Cefuroxime	J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials → J01DC Second-generation cephalosporins
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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)
EC	Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria	29570-01-11
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	04-4942, 04-6057, 04-6077, C4-0169, C4-0170
PL	Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych	100116260, 100116343, 100337512, 100337529
ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	34/20.1.1/0349, 34/20.1.1/0350, 45/20.1.1/0965, 45/20.1.1/0966