CANTALENE

This brand name is authorized in France, Tunisia

Active ingredients

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

1 Chlorhexidine
UNII 5908ZUF22Y - CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE

Chlorhexidine is an antimicrobial agent, active against a broad spectrum of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, yeasts, fungi, opportunistic anaerobes and aerobes. Chlorhexidine is mainly a “membrane-acting” agent that destroys the outer membrane of the bacteria. It is inactive on bacterial spores unless the temperatures are high.

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2 Lysozyme
UNII 4YRW73H69V - LYSOZYME HYDROCHLORIDE

Lysozyme is a naturally occurring enzyme found in bodily secretions such as tears, saliva, and milk. It functions as an antimicrobial agent by cleaving the peptidoglycan component of bacterial cell walls, which leads to cell death.

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3 Tetracaine
UNII 5NF5D4OPCI - TETRACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Tetracaine is a local anaesthetic and is believed to act by blocking nerve conduction mainly by inhibiting sodium ion flux across the axon membrane.

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Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
R02A Throat preparations R Respiratory system → R02 Throat preparations
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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: FR Base de donnรฉes publique des mรฉdicaments Identifier(s): 60406856
Country: TN Direction de la Pharmacie et du Mรฉdicament Identifier(s): 7623071

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