BILTRICIDE

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Canada, Estonia, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug BILTRICIDE contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Praziquantel
UNII 6490C9U457 - PRAZIQUANTEL

Praziquantel induces a rapid contraction of schistosomes by a specific effect on the permeability of the cell membrane. The medicine further causes vacuolisation and disintegration of the schistosome tegument.

Read about Praziquantel

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
BILTRICIDE Film-coated tablet Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (NZ) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
P02BA01 Praziquantel P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P02 Anthelmintics → P02B Antitrematodals → P02BA Quinoline derivatives and related substances
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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: AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Identifier(s): 9447F
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 02230897
Country: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1187894, 1195714, 1346060, 1346509
Country: FR Base de données publique des médicaments Identifier(s): 60996403
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 25428
Country: JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 Identifier(s): 6429006F1039
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK Identifier(s): 23604
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 15071
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 50419-747
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): P/12/23

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