INFEN

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

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

1	Dexketoprofen UNII N674F7L21E - DEXKETOPROFEN TROMETHAMINE
	Dexketoprofen belongs to the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory group of drugs. The mechanism of action of Dexketoprofen is related to the reduction of prostaglandin synthesis by the inhibition of cyclooxygenase pathway. Furthermore, the inhibition of the synthesis of prostaglandins could affect other inflammation mediators such as kinins, causing an indirect action which would be additional to the direct action.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
A4-8359	Tablet	Infen-25 Tablets TAB 25 mg 1 x 10's	Film-coated tablets INFEN-25 TABLETS DEXKETOPROFEN TROMETAMOL EQ. TO DEXKETOPROFEN 25MG Dexketoprofrofen Trometamol 25mg What is the active ingredient in Infen? INFEN 25MG TABLET contains Dexketoprofen which belongs to a group of medicines called Painkillers. It is used to treat mild to moderate pain such as muscular pain, painful period (dysmenorrhoea), toothache. A4-8359 Drugs MUSCULO-SKELETAL SYSTEM Imported Products 110s Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 11/07/2023 EMCURE NIGERIA LIMITED, 29 ADENIYI JONES AVENUE, IKEJA LAGOS 8037749701 emcurenigerialtd@gmail.com EMCURE PHARMACEUTICAL LTD, LANE NO. 3, PHASE -II, SIDCO,BARI-BRAHMANA,JAMMU-181 133, INDIA, India	30/01/2025

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
M01AE17	Dexketoprofen	M Musculo-skeletal system → M01 Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products → M01A Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids → M01AE Propionic acid derivatives
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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	A4-8359