Karipazim is made from Prokarypazim extract of dry, obtained from dried milk juice of immature fruits of this tree (papaya) - Carica papaya L., family papaevye - Caricaceae) by dissolving the dry extract in water for injection, subsequent sterile filtration of the solution and freeze-drying.
The chemical composition of the drug is the sum of water-soluble proteolytic enzymes, the active components of which are enzymes: papin, chymopapain A, chymopapain B, peptidase A, peptidase B.
It has proteolytic activity.The drug cleaves necrotic tissues, dilutes viscous secrets, exudates, blood clots. By action is analogous to lekosim and its constituents.