ENTAMIZOLE

This brand name is authorized in South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Diloxanide
UNII YP4N72IW34 - DILOXANIDE FUROATE
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2 Methronidazole
UNII A355C835XC - METRONIDAZOLE BENZOATE

Metronidazole is an anti-infectious drug belonging to the pharmacotherapeutic group of nitroimidazole derivatives, which have effect mainly on strict anaerobes. This effect is probably caused by interaction with DNS and different metabolites.

Read about Methronidazole

Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
P01AB52 P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P01 Antiprotozoals → P01A Agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases → P01AB Nitroimidazole 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: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): W/11.9.2/246

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