CYTOTEC

This brand name is authorized in Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Misoprostol UNII 0E43V0BB57 - MISOPROSTOL

Misoprostol is an analogue of naturally occurring prostaglandin E1 which promotes peptic ulcer healing and symptomatic relief. Misoprostol protects the gastroduodenal mucosa by inhibiting basal, stimulated and nocturnal acid secretion and by reducing the volume of gastric secretions, the proteolytic activity of the gastric fluid, and increasing bicarbonate and mucus secretion. Read about Misoprostol

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
CYTOTEC Tablet	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
A02BB01	Misoprostol	A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A02 Drugs for acid related disorders → A02B DRUGS FOR PEPTIC ULCER AND GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GORD) → A02BB Prostaglandins
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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: EC	Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria	Identifier(s): 28652-11-08
Country: EE	Ravimiamet	Identifier(s): 1178579, 1183711, 1253078, 1269457, 1364611, 1434383, 1697373, 1713721, 1737390, 1767337, 1813823, 1839360, 1843792
Country: ES	Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS	Identifier(s): 58403
Country: FI	Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus	Identifier(s): 003455, 003469
Country: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 142139, 21871, 32243
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 26808
Country: IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 19445, 19951
Country: IL	מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת	Identifier(s): 1078
Country: JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	Identifier(s): 2329024F1025, 2329024F2021
Country: LT	Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba	Identifier(s): 1090503, 1090539, 1090636
Country: MT	Medicines Authority	Identifier(s): AA565/34302, AA565/34303
Country: MX	Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios	Identifier(s): 105M84
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK	Identifier(s): 30732
Country: NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	Identifier(s): 4446
Country: PL	Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych	Identifier(s): 100016512, 100307824, 100362013, 100426003, 100458525, 100459762, 100463602
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 03501P
Country: TR	İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu	Identifier(s): 8699543010151
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 0025-1451, 0025-1461, 55289-248
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): S/11.10/392