METOZ

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

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

1	Metolazone UNII TZ7V40X7VX - METOLAZONE
	Metolazone is a diuretic antihypertensive drug for the treatment of edema. Metolazone is a quinazoline diuretic, with properties generally similar to the thiazide diuretics. The actions of metolazone result from interference with the renal tubular mechanism of electrolyte reabsorption.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
A4-5411	Tablet	Metoz 2.5 Tablets TAB 2.5 mg 10 x 10's	Tablet	28/01/2021
A4-5588	Tablet	Metoz 5 Tablets TAB 5 mg 10 x 10's	Tablet	28/01/2021

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
C03BA08	Metolazone	C Cardiovascular system → C03 Diuretics → C03B Low-ceiling diuretics, excl. thiazides → C03BA Sulfonamides, plain
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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	A4-5411, A4-5588