CANESTEN

This brand name is authorized in Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom, South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Clotrimazole UNII G07GZ97H65 - CLOTRIMAZOLE

Clotrimazole acts against fungi by inhibiting ergosterol synthesis. Inhibition of ergosterol synthesis leads to structural and functional impairment of the fungal cytoplasmic membrane. Clotrimazole has a broad antimycotic spectrum of action in vitro and in vivo, which includes dermatophytes, yeasts, moulds, etc. Read about Clotrimazole

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
CANESTEN THRUSH INTERNAL CREAM 10% w/w Vaginal cream	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	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
D01AC01	Clotrimazole	D Dermatologicals → D01 Antifungals for dermatological use → D01A Antifungals for topical use → D01AC Imidazole and triazole derivatives
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G01AF02	Clotrimazole	G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G01 Gynecological antiinfectives and antiseptics → G01A ANTIINFECTIVES AND ANTISEPTICS, EXCL. COMBINATIONS WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS → G01AF Imidazole derivatives
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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: BR	Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos	Identifier(s): 538915070023617, 538915070023717, 538915070023817, 538915070023917, 538915070024017, 538915070024117
Country: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 02150840, 02150859, 02150867, 02150883, 02150891, 02150905, 02230509, 02239432, 02264099, 02264102, 02311720, 02490927
Country: DE	Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte	Identifier(s): 01589584, 01802664
Country: EE	Ravimiamet	Identifier(s): 1670644, 1818031
Country: ES	Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS	Identifier(s): 52625, 52626, 56826
Country: FI	Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus	Identifier(s): 186000, 522680, 535286, 541276, 573531, 590497
Country: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 117920, 143134, 143226, 143261, 156043, 161444, 161446, 176181, 178837, 186238, 18890, 18897, 18898, 18900, 18901, 19034, 19035, 19036, 19161, 198669, 198671, 211194, 211198, 26814, 26820, 302665, 33648, 33650, 36416, 36932, 375774, 39435
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 24810, 24811, 25432, 25433, 45171, 64230, 65884
Country: IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 58718, 69655, 77038
Country: IL	מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת	Identifier(s): 5486, 5540
Country: LT	Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba	Identifier(s): 1075180
Country: MT	Medicines Authority	Identifier(s): MA639/01001, MA639/01002, MA639/01003, MA639/01004, PI521/01302A, PI908/04105A, PI908/04106A, PI908/04109A
Country: MX	Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios	Identifier(s): 034M81, 217M2002, 78664
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard	Identifier(s): 12332704, 12332712, 14856956, 14891697
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK	Identifier(s): 126934, 16993, 17000, 18716, 198447, 3115, 4308
Country: NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	Identifier(s): 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2082, 22018
Country: PL	Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych	Identifier(s): 100332495, 100332503, 100435120
Country: RO	Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale	Identifier(s): W51386001, W51386002
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 03584P, 03585P, 04743P
Country: TR	İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu	Identifier(s): 8699546350940
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 30/20.2.2/0111, 32/20.2.2/0250, A39/20.2.2/0589, E/20.2.2/47, E/20.2.2/49, K/20.2.2/187, Q/20.2.2/281, U/20.2.2/205