This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.
The drug DAPZIN M contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
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1ULL0QJ8UC - DAPAGLIFLOZIN
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Dapagliflozin is a highly potent, selective and reversible inhibitor of SGLT2. SGLT2 is the predominant transporter responsible for reabsorption of glucose from the glomerular filtrate back into the circulation. Dapagliflozin improves both fasting and post-prandial plasma glucose levels by reducing renal glucose reabsorption leading to urinary glucose excretion. |
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786Z46389E - METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE
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Metformin is a biguanide with antihyperglycaemic effects, lowering both basal and postprandial plasma glucose. It does not stimulate insulin secretion and therefore does not produce hypoglycaemia. |
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This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:
| Identifier | Form | Presentation | Description | Approval |
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| A4-100757 | Tablet | Dapzin 5 M Tablets TAB 500 mg; 5 mg 3 x 10's (in Alu-Alu blisters) | Film-coated tablets. Orange coloured, oval shaped, beveled edge, biconvex, film coated tablets de bossed with "DM 1" on one face and plain on other face with an approximate dimension of 16.65 mm in length, 8.15 mm in width & 7.20mm in thickness | 28/02/2024 |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC Group | Classification | |
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| A10BD15 | Metformin and dapagliflozin | A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A10 Drugs used in diabetes → A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins → A10BD Combinations of oral blood glucose lowering drugs |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| NG | Registered Drug Product Database | A4-100757 |
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