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. 7)
- Nimesulide (PH: BP 2011, Ph. Eur. 7)
- Nimésulide (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Nimesulidum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Nimesulid β-cyclodextrin (IS)
- Nimesulide β-ciclodestrina (IS)
Brand Names
- Actalide
Errekappa Euroterapici, Italy - Actasulid
Zdravlje, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Zdravlje, Serbia - Actinim
Active HC, India - Aglonim
Aglowmed, India - Ainex
Schering-Plough, Colombia; Schering-Plough, Venezuela - Alencast
Armedica, Greece - Algifeno
Chefar, Ecuador - Algimesil
Francia Farmaceutici, Italy - Algolider
Siar Pharma, Italy - Algosulid
Med-One, Greece - Algover
Iapharm, Greece - Allgone
Tchaikapharma, Bulgaria - Ameolin
Sopharma, Bulgaria; Sopharma, Georgia - Amocetin
Remedina, Greece - Amsolide
Amson, Pakistan - Anjielishu
Topsun Dongsheng Pharmaceutical, China - Antalor
Errekappa Euroterapici, Italy - Aponil
Medochemie, Lithuania; Medochemie, Latvia; Medochemie, Romania - Areuma
Ecobi, Italy - Arslide
RY International, Pakistan - Artifen (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Aglowmed, India - Artilide
Global, Pakistan - Aulin
Angelini, Portugal; Clinres Nova, Croatia (Hrvatska); CSC, Bosnia & Herzegowina; CSC, Bulgaria; CSC, Romania; CSC, Slovenia; Helsinn, Ireland; Helsinn, Italy; Medicom, Czech Republic; Medicom, Poland; Medicom, Slovakia; Schering-Plough, Venezuela; Vifor, Switzerland; Lavipharm, Greece - Auromedil
Farmilia, Greece - Auromelid
Farmilia, Greece - Avinim-MR (Nimesulide and Chlorzoxazone)
Avalanche, India - Bangni
Lingtai Pharmaceutical, China - Bestogesic Plus (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Bestochem, India - Biolin
Inbiotech, Bulgaria - Bioxidol
Pharmathen, Greece - Blunid
Bloom, Pakistan - Carnil Plus (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Azine, India - Carnil-MR (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Azine, India - Ceralide-MD
Unikid, India - Ceralide-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Unikid, India - Chemisulide
Farmanic Chemipharma, Greece - Cimelide
Grupo Cimed, Brazil - Citanz (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Ranbaxy, India - Cliovyl
S.J.A., Greece - Cofev (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Alna, India - Comspa (Nimesulide and Dicycloverine)
Comed, India - Coxtral
Zentiva, Bulgaria; Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Lithuania; Zentiva, Latvia; Zentiva, Poland; Zentiva, Romania; Zentiva, Russian Federation; Zentiva, Slovakia - Cyclozed-N (Nimesulide and Dicycloverine)
Zota, India - Cyclozobid (Nimesulide and Dicycloverine)
Abbott, India - Deflogen
União, Brazil - Degorflan
Degort's, Mexico - Dimesul
Sarda Pharmaceutica, Italy - Discorid
Bros, Greece - Dolamide (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Ranbaxy, India - Doloc
Sanitas, Chile - Dolonime
Chalver, Colombia; Chalver, Ecuador - Dolostop
Intermed, Greece - Domes
So.Se. Pharm, Italy - Drexel
Elmor, Venezuela - Edase-N (Nimesulide and Serrapeptase)
Solitaire, India - Edrigyl
png Gerolymatos, Greece - Efridol
Aesculapius, Italy; Finefoods, Georgia - Elinap
Kleva, Greece - Emdon
MacroPhar, Thailand - Enetra
Medochemie, Bulgaria - Erlecit
Doctum, Greece - Erreflog
Errekappa Euroterapici, Italy - Eskaflam
GlaxoSmithKline, Mexico - Fansulide
Sofar, Italy - Feverein
General Pharma, Bangladesh - Fladalgin
Proel, Greece - Flamar-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Indoco, India - Flamide
Rayere, Mexico - Flogostop
Biospray, Greece - Fu Mei Shu
Wanbei Pharmaceutical, China - Genlide
Cadila, India - Genlide Plus (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Cadila, India - Hua Shuang Jie
Gaitianli Pharmaceutical, China - Huang Xing Yun Shu
Yunfeng Pharmaceutical Industry, China - Igrexa RD
Atlantis, Mexico - Igrexa
Atlantis, Mexico - Isodol
Magis, Italy - Kartal
Finixfarm, Greece - Kind Plus (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Solitaire, India - Kind-MD
Solitaire, India - Kitedo-Li
Bruluart, Mexico - Lalide
Pharmacypria Hellas, Greece - Lanimex
Basel, Ecuador - Ledoren
Crinos, Italy - Lemesil
Anfarm, Greece; Anfarm Hellas, Romania - Li Nuo Ke
Shengquan Pharmaceutical, China - Li Shu Tong
Chengshi Pharmaceutical, China - Lizepat
Cosmopharm, Greece - Lovirem
Farmamust, Greece - Lupisulide
Lupin, India - Lupisulide-D (Nimesulide and Diclofenac)
Lupin, India - Lupisulide-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Lupin, India - Magenol
Aversi, Georgia - Maoxing
Ruige Pharmaceutical, China; Zhonggui Pharmaceutical, China - Melicat
Coup, Greece - Melimont
Antor, Greece - Mesilex
Medarte Farm, Greece - Mesu-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Aamorb, India - Mesulid
Boehringer Ingelheim, Greece; Choong Wae, South Korea; CSC, Czech Republic; Evex, Peru; Helsinn, Lithuania; Helsinn Birex, Latvia; Helsinn Birex, Taiwan; Helsinn Healthcare, Hong Kong; Novamed, Colombia; Novartis Farma, Italy; Rafa, Israel; Roche, Mexico; Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary; Schering-Plough, Hong Kong - Mesupon
Alapis Pharma, Greece - Min-a-pon
Minerva, Greece - Minesulin
Polfa Pabianice, Georgia; Polfa Pabianice, Poland - Mosuolit
Help, Greece - Motival
Münir Sahin, Turkey - Moxenil
Adamed, Poland - Multiformil
Farmedia, Greece - Myxina
Norma Hellas, Greece - Nam
Lincoln, India - Nam-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Lincoln, India - Namplus (Nimesulide and Chlorzoxazone)
Lincoln, India - Namsafe (Nimesulide and Methionine)
Lincoln, India - Namsafe Kid (Nimesulide and Methionine (pediatric))
Lincoln, India - Naofid
Velka, Greece - Neet Junior (pediatric)
Madhav BioTech, India - Neet Plus (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Madhav BioTech, India - Neet-S (Nimesulide and Serrapeptase)
Madhav BioTech, India - Nefter (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Neiss, India - Nemil-Os
Kopran, Thailand - Neosili
Neopharmi, Georgia - Neosulida
Neo Quimica, Brazil - Neptide
Bangkok Lab & Cosmetic®, Thailand - Nerelid
New Research, Italy - Nevis-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Orion, India - New Nicip
Cipla, India - Nexen
Therabel, Congo; Thérabel Lucien, France - Niap (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Dr. Reddy's, India - Niberan
Balu, Greece - Nibid
Orion, Bangladesh - Nidol
Eurodrug, Hong Kong; Eurodrug, Hungary; Eurodrug, Thailand; Polipharm, Georgia - Nidolon
Eurodrug, Colombia - Nile
Intra, India - Nilide
Cadila HC, India; Pharmasant, Thailand - Nilup
Lupin, India - Nilup-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Lupin, India - Nimalgex
Hexal, Brazil - Nimdal
Datla, India - Nimdus
Zydus Cadila, India - Nimed
CSC, Bulgaria; Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals, Indonesia; Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Taiwan; Medicom, Czech Republic; Medicom, Slovakia; Sanofi-Aventis, Portugal; Schering-Plough, Indonesia - Nimedol
Rompharm, Georgia; S.C. Slavia Pharma, Georgia - Nimegel
Alapis Pharma, Greece - Nimegesic
Alembic, Myanmar - Nimel
Acto, India - Nimelid
Deva, Turkey; Pannonpharma, Hungary; SM Pharma, Venezuela - Nimelide
Genepharm, Georgia; Genepharm, Greece - Nimepast
Pasteur, Chile - Nimepis
Pisa, Mexico - Nimes
Sanovel, Turkey - Nimesil
Berlin-Chemie, Bulgaria; Fine Foods & Pharmaceutical, Georgia; Guidotti, Lithuania; Guidotti, Poland; Guidotti, Romania; Laboratori Guidotti, Czech Republic; Laboratori Guidotti, Slovakia; Laboratori Guidotti S.p.A., Latvia; Menarini, Georgia - Nimesilam
Sigma, Brazil - Nimesul
Medichrom, Greece - Nimesulid Arena
Arena, Romania - Nimesulid Dr Reddy's
Dr Reddy's, Italy - Nimesulid Farmex
Farmex, Romania - Nimesulid LPH
Labormed Pharma, Romania - Nimesulid Slavia
Slavia Pharm, Romania - Nimesulid
Habit, Serbia; Magistra, Romania - Nimesulida Alter
Alter, Portugal - Nimesulida Andromaco
Andromaco, Chile - Nimesulida Baldacci
Baldacci, Portugal - Nimesulida Bluepharma
Bluepharma, Portugal - Nimesulida Farmoz
Farmoz, Portugal - Nimesulida Generis
Generis, Portugal - Nimesulida Gerilide
CPH, Portugal - Nimesulida Germed
Germed, Portugal - Nimesulida Jabasulide
Jaba Recordati, Portugal - Nimesulida La Santé
La Santé, Colombia - Nimesulida Labesfal
Labesfal, Portugal - Nimesulida Mepha
Mepha, Portugal - Nimesulida MK
McKesson, Ecuador; MK, Colombia - Nimesulida Mylan
Mylan, Portugal - Nimesulida Neuride
Tecnimede, Portugal - Nimesulida Nifa
Nifa, Ecuador - Nimesulida Pasteur
Pasteur, Chile - Nimesulida Pharma Genexx
Pharma Genexx, Chile - Nimesulida Pharmakern
Pharmakern, Portugal - Nimesulida Ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, Portugal - Nimesulida
Caferma, Peru; Hersil, Peru; Luper, Brazil; Medley, Brazil; Portugal, Peru - Nimesulide Actavis
Actavis Italy, Italy - Nimesulide Alter
Alter, Italy - Nimesulide Amus
Almus, Italy - Nimesulide Angenerico
Angenerico, Italy - Nimesulide B.I. Farma
Boehringer Ingelheim, 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
FarmaSyn, Greece - Nimesulide Germed Pliva
Germed Pharma, Italy - Nimesulide Hexal
Hexal, Italy - Nimesulide Makers Lab
Makers Lab, Myanmar - Nimesulide Mylan
Mylan, Italy - Nimesulide Novexal
Novexal, Greece - Nimesulide Pensa
Pensa Pharma, Italy - Nimesulide Ranbaxy
Ranbaxy Italia, Italy - Nimesulide ratiopharm
ratiopharm Italia, Italy - Nimesulide Sandoz
Sandoz, Italy - Nimesulide Teva
Teva Italia, Italy - Nimésulide Teva
Teva Santé, France - Nimesulide
Calidad, Venezuela; Elter - Medicamentos Genéricos, Venezuela; Genéricos Venezolanos, Venezuela; Kimiceg, Venezuela; Spefar, Venezuela - Nimesulide GA
Genamerica, Ecuador - Nimesuvar
Infinity, Venezuela - Nimesyl
Rider, Chile - Nimeter
Gujarat Terce, India - Nimeter-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Gujarat Terce, India - Nimex
Eskayef, Bangladesh - Nimfast
Zydus Cadila, Myanmar - Nim-H
Hudson, Bangladesh - Nimica
Ipca, India; Ipca Laboratories Ltd., Russian Federation - Nimica Plus (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Ipca, India - Nimill
Millimed, Thailand - Nimind
Indoco, India; Indoco, Thailand - Nimiz
Zota, India - Nimiz-Plus (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Zota, India - Nimlide
Zydus Cadila, Thailand - Nimm
Codal-Synto, Hong Kong - Nimo
Aristopharma, Myanmar; T. O. Chemicals, Thailand - Nimotas
Intas, Myanmar; Intas, Peru - Nimotas-CD
Intas, Georgia - Nimpar (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Active HC, India - Nimpar Plus (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Active HC, India - Nimras-MD
Rass, India - Nims
Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh - Nimsaid-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Medley, India - Nimuflex-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Abbott, India - Nimulex-FD
Pharmed, India - Nimulid
Panacea, India; Panacea, Serbia; Panacea Biotec, Thailand - Nimulid-MD
Panacea, India - Nimulid-MR (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Panacea, India - Nimuspas (Nimesulide and Dicycloverine)
Stedman, India - Nimustar
Invision, India - Nimustar-P (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Invision, India - Nimustar-S (Nimesulide and Serrapeptase)
Invision, India - Nimutab
Centaur, India - Nimvar-MD
Zota, India - Nimvar-MR (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Zota, India - Nimvista
Cadila, India - Nimvista Plus (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Cadila, India - Nincolide
Synpac-Kingdom, Taiwan - Nisalgen
UCI, Brazil - Nise
Biofarma, Venezuela; Dr Reddys, Myanmar; Dr Reddys, Romania; Dr Reddy's, Russian Federation; Dr. Reddy's, Georgia; Dr. Reddy's, India - Nise-MR (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Dr. Reddy's, India - Nisulid
Aché, Brazil; Psyco Remedies, India; Robapharm, Switzerland - Nisural
Chile, Chile - Niyan
Shou Chan, Taiwan - Nizer
USV, India; USV, Myanmar - Nizi (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
FDC, India - Normosilen
Leti, Venezuela - Novolid
Brown & Burk, Myanmar; Micro B & B, India - Novolid-MR (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Micro B & B, India - Novolid-S (Nimesulide and Serrapeptase)
Micro B & B, India - NP (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Indoco, India - NS100 Nimesulide
PMP, Vietnam - Nuleb
Leben, India - Numusyp
Centaur, India - Nuo Zheng
Hainan Xinzhongzheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, China - Nupar (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Savoy, India - Omnibus
Vivax, Greece - Oronime
Aurobindo, Italy - Orthobid
Abbott, India - Orthobid Plus (Nimesulide and Serrapeptase)
Abbott, India - Orthobid-MR (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Abbott, India - Pacimol Plus (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Ipca, India - Pantames
Pantafarm, Italy - Pentra
Drug International, Bangladesh - Pu Fei Te
Xincat, China - Pu Wei
Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical, China - Pymenimis
PMP, Vietnam - Pyranim
Saga, India - Qnim
MJ Biopharm, Myanmar - Quelodin
Quimica, Ecuador - Reduben
Cofasa, Venezuela - Relisulide
Juggat, India - Relmex
Quimica, Ecuador - Remesulid
Farmak, Georgia - Remov
Piam, Italy; Vecchi & Piam, Malta - Reumolide
Generis, Portugal - Ristolzit
Leovan Pharmaceuticals, Greece - Ritamine
Demo, Greece - Rolaket
Elpen, Greece - Romasulid
Koçak, Turkey - Rui Li
Nanjing Sanrui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, China - Rui Pu Le
Zhongrui Kangzhi Pharmaceutical, China - Rui Zhi Li
Zhongrui Kangzhi Pharmaceutical, China - Rui Zhi Qing
Zhongrui Kangzhi Pharmaceutical, China - Sai Pu Da
Sunstone Pharmaceutical, China - Scaflam
Mantecorp, Brazil; Schering-Plough, Colombia - Scaflan
Schering-Plough, Venezuela - Scalid
União, Brazil - Seren-N (Nimesulide and Serrapeptase)
Active HC, India - Serralex-NM (Nimesulide and Serrapeptase)
Lexus, India - Severin
Chinoin, Costa Rica; Chinoin, Dominican Republic; Chinoin, Mexico; Chinoin, Panama; Chinoin, El Salvador - Severin NF
Chinoin, Mexico - Shan Yi Ting
Feihong Pharmaceutical, China - Si Rui
Huabang Medical & Chemical, China - Solving
MDM, Italy - Soonil
Wallace, India - Specilid
Specifar, Greece - Suaron
GMP, Georgia - Sulicox
Genetika, Ecuador - Sulidamor
Damor, Italy; Damor, Romania - Sulidene (veterinary use)
Virbac, France - Sulidex
BioGenet, Ecuador - Sulidin
Embil, Turkey; Xeno, Philippines - Sulidor
Caldeira & Metelo, Portugal - Sumo
Alkem, India; Navana, Bangladesh - Sumo (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Alkem, India - Sumo-MR (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Alkem, India - Sumo-Spas (Nimesulide and Camylofin)
Alkem, India - Surong
Yongzheng Pharmaceutical, China - Tengke
Hezhi, China - Tizanim (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Alkem, India - Tizu (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Indoco, India - Toro-Sanovel
Sanovel, Georgia - Tranzicalm
Vocate, Greece - Tredical
Emcure, Myanmar - Ventor
Rafarm, Greece - Virobron
Temis-Lostalo, Argentina - Volonten
Viofar, Greece - Windose
Biomiicron, India - Xianleke
Dawnrays, China - Xilox
Guidotti, Hungary - Ximede
Combiphar, Indonesia - Yi Mei Li
Jianlibao Pharmaceutical, China - Yi Ya Xuan
Hongyi Pharmaceutical, China - Zalide (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Active HC, India - Zimnil (Nimesulide and Paracetamol)
Arlak Biotech, India - Zitroflam (Nimesulide and Azithromycin)
Rimsa, Mexico - Zolan (veterinary use)
Virbac, Switzerland; Virbac, United Kingdom; Virbac, Luxembourg; Virbac, Netherlands - Zolandin-MR (Nimesulide and Tizanidine)
Abbott, India - Maxsulid
Farmasa, Brazil - Nimecox
Leti, Venezuela - Nimedex
Italfarmaco, Italy - Penalgin
Euroetika, Colombia
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Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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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