This brand name is authorized in Australia
The drug ARGINAID contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
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Arginine
UNII 94ZLA3W45F - ARGININE
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Arginine is an essential amino acid that is physiologically active in the L-form. It is commonly found as a component of total parenteral nutrition. |
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Vitamin C
UNII PQ6CK8PD0R - ASCORBIC ACID
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Ascorbic acid, coupled with dehydroascorbic acid to which it is reversibly oxidised, has a variety of functions in cellular oxidation processes. Ascorbic acid is required in several important hydroxylations, including the conversion of proline to hydroxyproline and appears to have an important role in metal ion metabolism, including the gastrointestinal absorption of iron and its transport between plasma and storage organs. |
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Vitamin E
UNII H4N855PNZ1 - .ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL
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Vitamin E is known to exert an important physiological function as an antioxidant for fats, with a sparing action on vitamin A, carotenoids and on unsaturated fatty acids. Other work has demonstrated that vitamin E is connected with the maintenance of certain factors essential for the normal metabolic cycle. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| V06DX | Other combinations of nutrients | V Various → V06 General nutrients → V06D Other nutrients |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| Country: AU | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme | Identifier(s): 10850C |
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