DECATYLEN

This brand name is authorized in Estonia, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Singapore

Active ingredients

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

1 Dequalinium
UNII XYS8INN1I6 - DEQUALINIUM CHLORIDE

Dequalinum is an anti-infective and antiseptic agent belonging to the class of quaternary ammonium compounds. The primary mechanism of action is an increase in bacterial cell permeability and the subsequent loss of enzyme activity, finally resulting in cell death.

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2 Cinchocaine
UNII Z97702A5DG - DIBUCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Cinchocaine is a local anaesthetic agent and is suitable for surface or spinal anaesthesia and for relaxing sphincteric spasms. It is an anaesthetic of the amide type. It is more toxic than cocaine by local application but its local anaesthetic action is greater so it can be used in lower concentrations. Its action is more prolonged than lignocaine.

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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
R02AA02 Dequalinium R Respiratory system → R02 Throat preparations → R02A Throat preparations → R02AA Antiseptics
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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: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1045482, 1532012, 1532023
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 33234
Country: LT Valstybinฤ— vaistลณ kontrolฤ—s tarnyba Identifier(s): 1006611, 1060675, 1060676
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 04783P

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