Nimesulide

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

M01AX17

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0051803-78-2

Chemical Formula

C13-H12-N2-O5-S

Molecular Weight

308

Therapeutic Categories

Analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory agent

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID

Chemical Name

Methanesulfonamide, N-(4-nitro-2-phenoxyphenyl)-

Foreign Names

• Nimesulidum (Latin)
• Nimesulid (German)
• Nimésulide (French)
• Nimesulida (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Nimesulide (OS: DCIT, BAN)
• Nimésulide (OS: DCF)
• R 805 (IS)
• Nimesulid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Nimesulide (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Nimésulide (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Nimesulidum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Nimesulid ß-cyclodextrin (IS)
• Nimesulide ß-ciclodestrina (IS)

Brand Names

• Actasulid
  Actavis, Russian Federation



• Aflogen
  Faran, Romania



• Ainex
  Plough, Colombia; Schering-Plough, Peru; Schering-Plough, Venezuela; White's, Chile



• Aldoron
  Ivax, Argentina



• Alencast
  Armedica, Greece



• Algifeno
  Chefar, Ecuador



• Algimesil
  Francia, Italy



• Algolider
  Siar, Italy



• Algosulid
  Med-One, Greece



• Algover
  Iapharm, Greece



• Amfalgin
  Ampharco, Vietnam



• Amocetin
  Remedina, Greece



• Antiflogil
  Farmasa, Brazil



• Apolide
  Apotex, Peru



• Aponil
  Medochemie, Lithuania; Medochemie, Latvia; Medochemie, Russian Federation



• Areuma
  Ecobi, Italy



• Aulin
  Angelini, Portugal; Clinres Nova, Croatia (Hrvatska); CSC, Bulgaria; CSC, Romania; CSC, Serbia; CSC, Slovenia; Essex, Chile; Essex, Philippines; Helsinn, Bulgaria; Helsinn, Ireland; Medicom, Czech Republic; Medicom, Poland; Medicom, Slovakia; Profesa, Ecuador; Roche, Italy; Schering-Plough, Venezuela; Vifor, Switzerland



• Auromelid
  Farmilia, Greece



• Bioxidol
  Pharmathen, Greece



• Ceralide-MD
  Unikid, India



• Ceralide-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
  Unikid, India



• Chemisulide
  Farmanic Chemipharma, Greece



• Cliovyl
  S.J.A., Greece



• Coxtral
  Zentiva, Bulgaria; Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Estonia; Zentiva, Lithuania; Zentiva, Latvia; Zentiva, Poland; Zentiva, Romania; Zentiva, Russian Federation; Zentiva, Slovakia



• Defam
  Andromaco, Mexico



• Degorflan
  Degort's, Mexico



• Delfos
  AGIPS, Italy



• Dimesul
  Sarda, Italy



• Discorid
  Bros, Greece



• Doloc
  Sanitas, Chile



• Dolonime
  Chalver, Colombia; Chalver, Peru



• Dolostop
  Intermed, Greece



• Dolvex
  Rocnarf, Ecuador



• Domes
  So.Se., Italy



• Donulide
  Angelini, Portugal



• Drexel
  Elmor, Venezuela



• Edase-N (Nimesulide and Serratiopeptidase)
  Solitaire, India



• Edrigyl
  png Gerolymatos, Greece



• Efridol
  Aesculapius, Italy



• Elinap
  Kleva, Greece



• Enetra
  Actavis, Georgia; Medochemie, Bulgaria



• Erlecit
  Doctum, Greece



• Erreflog
  Errekappa, Italy



• Eskaflam
  GlaxoSmithKline, Mexico



• Fansulide
  Sofar, Italy



• Feverein
  General Pharma, Bangladesh



• Fladalgin
  Proel, Greece



• Flamide
  Rayere, Mexico



• Flogilid
  Luper, Brazil



• Flogostop
  Biospray, Greece



• Flogovital N.F.
  Bagó, Argentina



• Flolid
  CT, Italy



• Gerilide
  CPH, Portugal



• Igrexa
  Atlantis, Mexico



• Isodol
  Magis, Italy



• Kartal
  Finixfarm, Greece



• Kind Plus (Nimesulide andParacetamol)
  Solitaire, India



• Kind-MD
  Solitaire, India



• Kitedo-Li
  Bruluart, Mexico



• Lalide
  Pharmacypria Hellas, Greece



• Ledoren
  B&G, Italy



• Lemesil
  Anfarm, Greece; Anfarm Hellas, Romania



• Lide
  Globe, Bangladesh



• Lizepat
  Cosmopharm, Greece



• Lovirem
  Farmamust, Greece



• Lusemin
  Best, Mexico



• Melicat
  Coup, Greece



• Melimont
  Antor, Greece



• Mesilex
  Medarte Farm, Greece



• Mesulid
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Greece; CSC, Czech Republic; Ergha, Ireland; Evex, Peru; Helsinn, Lithuania; Helsinn, Latvia; Helsinn Birex, Taiwan; Helsinn Healthcare, Hong Kong; Novamed, Colombia; Novartis, Italy; Rafa, Israel; Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary; Schering-Plough, Philippines; Therabel, Belgium; Therabel, Luxembourg



• Mesupon
  Alapis Pharma, Greece



• Min-a-pon
  Minerva, Greece



• Minesulin
  Polfa Pabianice, Poland



• Mosuolit
  Help, Greece



• Motival
  Münir Sahin, Turkey



• Multiformil
  Farmedia, Greece



• Myxina
  Norma, Greece



• Naofid
  Velka, Greece



• Neera
  Square, Bangladesh



• Nerelid
  New Research, Italy



• Nexen
  Therabel, Benin; Therabel, Congo; Therabel, Cote D'ivoire; Therabel, Cameroon; Therabel, France; Therabel, Gabon; Therabel, Mali; Therabel, Senegal; Therabel, Togo



• Niberan
  Balu, Greece



• Nibid
  Orion, Bangladesh



• Nidol
  Eurodrug, Georgia; Eurodrug, Hungary



• Nidolon
  Eurodrug, Colombia



• Nimalgex
  Hexal, Brazil



• Nimecox
  Home Pharma, Peru



• Nimed
  Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals, Indonesia; Lotus, Taiwan; Medicom, Czech Republic; Medicom, Slovakia; Sanofi-Aventis - Produtos farmacêuticos, S.A., Portugal; Schering-Plough, Indonesia



• Nimegel
  Alapis Pharma, Greece



• Nimegesic
  Alembic, Myanmar



• Nimelid
  Deva, Turkey; Pannonpharma, Hungary; SM Pharma, Venezuela



• Nimelide
  Genepharm, Georgia; Genepharm, Greece



• Nimenol
  Krugher, Italy



• Nimepast
  Pasteur, Chile



• Nimepis
  Pisa, Mexico



• Nimeril
  Mediline, Peru



• Nimes
  Sanovel, Turkey



• Nimesil
  Berlin-Chemie, Georgia; Berlin-Chemie, Russian Federation; Guidotti, Czech Republic; Guidotti, Lithuania; Guidotti, Latvia; Guidotti, Poland; Guidotti, Romania; Laboratori Guidotti, Slovakia



• Nimesubal
  Baldacci, Brazil



• Nimesul
  Medichrom, Greece



• Nimesulene
  Guidotti, Italy



• Nimesulid Domesco
  Domesco, Vietnam



• Nimesulid HG. Pharm
  HG.Pharm, Vietnam



• Nimesulid LPH
  Labormed Pharma, Romania



• Nimesulid
  Arena, Romania; Habit, Serbia; Magistra, Romania; Srbolek, Serbia; Terapia, Romania



• Nimesulida Alter
  Alter, Portugal



• Nimesulida Baldacci
  Baldacci, Portugal



• Nimesulida Bluepharma
  Bluepharma, Portugal



• Nimesulida Ciclum
  Ciclum, Portugal



• Nimesulida Farmoz
  Farmoz, Portugal



• Nimesulida Generis
  Generis, Portugal



• Nimesulida Gerilide
  CPH, Portugal



• Nimesulida Germed
  Germed, Portugal



• Nimesulida Inibsa
  Inibsa, Portugal



• Nimesulida Isartrox
  Tecnimede, Portugal



• Nimesulida Jabasulide
  Jaba, Portugal



• Nimesulida La Santé
  La Santé, Colombia



• Nimesulida Labesfal
  Labesfal, Portugal



• Nimesulida Medicamed
  Medicamed, Portugal



• Nimesulida Medineo
  Medineo, Portugal



• Nimesulida Mepha
  Mepha, Portugal



• Nimesulida Merck
  Merck Genéricos, Portugal



• Nimesulida MK
  MK, Colombia



• Nimesulida Neuride
  Tecnimede, Portugal



• Nimesulida Nilmide
  Labesfal, Portugal



• Nimesulida Pharmakern
  Pharmakern, Portugal



• Nimesulida Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, Portugal



• Nimesulida Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Portugal



• Nimesulida Sandoz
  Sandoz, Portugal



• Nimesulida Sulimed
  Decafarma, Portugal



• Nimesulida
  AC Farma, Peru; Bestpharma, Chile; La Sante, Peru; Pasteur, Chile



• Nimesulide Actavis
  Actavis, Italy



• Nimesulide Alter
  Alter, Italy



• Nimesulide Amus
  Almus, Italy



• Nimesulide Angenerico
  Angenerico, Italy



• Nimesulide B.I. Farma
  B.I. Pharma, Greece



• Nimesulide Biomedica Chemica
  Biomedica-Chemica, Greece



• Nimesulide DOC
  DOC Generici, Italy



• Nimesulide Dorom
  Dorom, Italy



• Nimesulide EG
  EG, Italy



• Nimésulide EG
  EG Labo, France



• Nimesulide Gener
  Pharmasyn, Greece



• Nimesulide Germed Pliva
  Germed Pliva, Italy



• Nimesulide Hexal
  Hexal, Italy



• Nimesulide Jet
  Jet, Italy



• Nimesulide Makers Lab
  Makers Lab, Myanmar



• Nimesulide Mipharm
  Mipharm, Italy



• Nimesulide Mylan
  Mylan, Italy



• Nimesulide Novexal
  Novexal, Greece



• Nimesulide Pensa
  Pensa, Italy



• Nimesulide Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, Italy



• Nimesulide ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Italy



• Nimesulide Sandoz
  Sandoz, Italy



• Nimesulide Teva
  Teva, Italy



• Nimésulide Teva
  Teva Santé, France



• Nimesulide
  Calidad, Venezuela; Elter - Medicamentos Genéricos, Venezuela; Genamerica, Ecuador; Genéricos Venezolanos, Venezuela; Kimiceg, Venezuela; Spefar, Venezuela



• Nimesuvar
  Infinity, Venezuela



• Nimesyl
  Rider, Chile



• Nimex
  Andromaco, Chile; Eskayef, Bangladesh



• Nimfast
  Cadila, India; Zydus Cadila, Myanmar



• Nim-H
  Hudson, Bangladesh



• Nimica
  Ipca, Russian Federation



• Nimo
  Aristopharma, Myanmar



• Nimolid
  Ziska, Bangladesh



• Nimolide
  Asiatic Lab, Bangladesh



• Nimotas
  Intas, Georgia; Intas, Myanmar; Intas, Peru



• Nimotop
  Bayer, Latvia



• Nims
  Caber, Italy; Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh



• Nimulid
  Panacea, India; Panacea, Serbia



• Nimutab
  Centaur, India



• Nincolide
  Synpac, Taiwan



• Nipp
  Amico, Bangladesh



• Nisalgen
  UCI, Brazil



• Nise
  Biofarma, Venezuela; Dr Reddys, Myanmar; Dr. Reddys, India; Dr. Reddy's, Russian Federation



• Nisulid
  Aché, Brazil; Grünenthal, Chile; Robapharm, Switzerland



• Nisural
  Chile, Chile



• Nizer
  USV, Myanmar



• Normosilen
  Leti, Venezuela



• Novolid
  Brown & Burk, Myanmar; Mediplata, Peru



• NP (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
  Indoco, India



• NS100 Nimesulide
  PMP, Vietnam



• Omnibus
  Polyhronis, Greece



• Pantames
  Pantafarm, Italy



• Pentra
  Drug International, Bangladesh



• Pymenimis
  PMP, Vietnam



• Qnim
  MJ Biopharm, Myanmar



• Quimoral Plus
  Farmindustria, Peru



• Raserlid
  Raserpharm, Ecuador



• Redaflam
  Maver, Mexico



• Reduben
  Cofasa, Venezuela



• Relmex
  Ariston, Ecuador



• Remov
  Piam, Italy; Vecchi & Piam, Malta



• Resulin
  Istituto Chim. Internazionale, Italy



• Ristolzit
  Leovan, Greece



• Ritamine
  Demo, Greece



• Rolaket
  Elpen, Greece



• Scaflam
  Lavipharm, Greece; Schering-Plough, Brazil; Undra, Colombia



• Scaflan
  Schering-Plough, Venezuela



• Serralex-NM (Nimesulide and Serratiopeptidase)
  Lexus, India



• Severin
  Chinoin, Costa Rica; Chinoin, Dominican Republic; Chinoin, Guatemala; Chinoin, Mexico; Chinoin, Panama; Chinoin, El Salvador



• Sintalgin
  Sintofarma, Brazil



• Solving
  MDM, Italy



• Sorini
  Asia Pharma, Philippines



• Specilid
  Specifar, Georgia; Specifar, Greece



• Stadmed Mesulid
  Stadmed, India



• Suaron
  GMP, Georgia



• Sudinet
  Pharmanel, Greece



• Sulidamor
  Damor, Italy



• Sulide
  TAD, Italy



• Sulidek
  Wermar, Mexico



• Suliden
  Somatec, Bangladesh



• Sulidene (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France; Virbac de Portugal, Portugal



• Sulidin
  Embil, Turkey



• Sulidol-GB
  Nafar, Mexico



• Sumo
  Navana, Bangladesh



• Sundir
  Quimica Son's, Mexico



• Suprein
  Latinfarma, Colombia



• Tenaprost
  Zdravlje, Serbia



• Tranzicalm
  Vocate, Greece



• Tredical
  Emcure, Myanmar



• Ventor
  Rafarm, Greece



• Virobron
  Temis-Lostalo, Argentina



• Volonten
  Viofar, Greece



• Xilox
  Guidotti, Hungary



• Ximede
  Combiphar, Indonesia



• Zolan (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Switzerland; Virbac, United Kingdom; Virbac, Luxembourg; Virbac, Netherlands



• Mesulid Fast
  Novartis, Italy



• Nimecox
  Leti, Venezuela



• Nimedex
  Italfarmaco, Italy

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BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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