BETALIX

This brand name is authorized in South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug BETALIX contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1 Chlorphenamine
UNII V1Q0O9OJ9Z - CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE

Chlorphenamine is a potent antihistamine (H1-antagonist). Antihistamines diminish or abolish the actions of histamine in the body by competitive reversible blockade of histamine H1-receptor sites on tissues. Chlorphenamine also has anticholinergic activity.

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2 Phenylephrine
UNII 04JA59TNSJ - PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Phenylephrine is a sympathomimetic agent with mainly direct effects on adrenergic receptors. It has predominantly alpha adrenergic activity and is without stimulating effects on the central nervous system. The sympathomimetic effect of phenylephrine produces vasoconstriction which in turn relieves nasal congestion.

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3 Phenylpropanolamine
UNII 8D5I63UE1Q - PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Phenylpropanolamine is a sympathomimetic agent which is used as a decongestant and appetite suppressant. It was commonly used in prescription and over-the-counter cough and cold preparations. Although originally thought to act as a direct agonist of adrenergic receptors, phenylpropanolamine was subsequently found to show only weak or negligible affinity for these receptors, and has been instead characterized as an indirect sympathomimetic which acts by inducing norepinephrine release and thereby activating adrenergic receptors.

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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)
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 28/5.8/0648

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