METRODINE

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

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

1	Methronidazole UNII 140QMO216E - METRONIDAZOLE
	Metronidazole is an anti-infectious drug belonging to the pharmacotherapeutic group of nitroimidazole derivatives, which have effect mainly on strict anaerobes. This effect is probably caused by interaction with DNS and different metabolites.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
04-7950	Tablet	METRODINE TABLET TAB 200 mg 10 X 10	22 RNW-PP-273354 METRODINE TABLET METRONIDAZOLE Metrodinazole powder 100.0000kg, Lactose hydrous 200 39.7327kg, Corn starch 37.3861kg, Sodium starch glycolate 1.0000kg, Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (K-30) for paste 8.0000kg, Corn starch for paste 11.2000kg, Tartrazine yellow (colorant) 0.3129kg, Yellow iron oxide (Colorant) 0.1267kg, Sodium starch glycolate (blending) 1.0020kg, Magnessium stearate (blending) 1.2495kg Apr-50 Drugs Nigerian Products 10X10 POM 1 7/1/2022 DRUGFIELD PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED., LYNSON CHEMICAL AVENUE, KM 38 LAGOS-ABEOKUTA EXPRESSWAY, SANGO-OTA,OGUN STATE 8029055002 info@drugfieldpharma.com DRUGFIELD PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, 48, AKEJU STREET, PALMGROVE, SOMOLU, LAGOS STATE. P.O BOX 5831, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE., Nigeria	25/05/2023
04-8334	Suspension	METRODINE SUSPENSION SUSP 200 mg/5 mL X 60ML	21 RNW-PP-262842 METRODINE SUSPENSION METRONIDAZOLE Metronidazole benzoate 128.645kg, Sucrose 500.000kg, Sodium saccharin 2.000kg, Methyl paraben 3.520kg, Propyl paraben 0.880kg, Potassium Sorbate 4.000kg, Propylene Glycol 160.000kg, Sodium carboxyl methyl cellulose (M.V) 7.351kg, Xanthan Gum 5.703kg, Disodium hydrogen phosphate 0.234kg, Sodium dihydrogen phosphate 2.344kg, Polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) 6.000kg, Ethanol 96% 12.001L, tartrazine yellow 5.002g, Vanilla flavour (liquid) 4.356L, Purified water (to volume) 2000.00L Apr-34 Drugs Nigerian Products X60ml POM 1 4/29/2022 DRUGFIELD PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED., LYNSON CHEMICAL AVENUE, KM 38 LAGOS-ABEOKUTA EXPRESSWAY, SANGO-OTA,OGUN STATE 8029055002 info@drugfieldpharma.com DRUGFIELD PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, 48, AKEJU STREET, PALMGROVE, SOMOLU, LAGOS STATE. P.O BOX 5831, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE., Nigeria	25/05/2023

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
P01AB01	Metronidazole	P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P01 Antiprotozoals → P01A Agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases → P01AB Nitroimidazole 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	04-7950, 04-8334