INSTILLAGEL

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Canada, Cyprus, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, UK.

Active ingredients

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

1	Lidocaine hydrochloride UNII V13007Z41A - LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
	Lidocaine, like other local anaesthetics, causes a reversible blockade of impulse propagation along nerve fibres by preventing the inward movement of sodium ions through the nerve membrane. Local anaesthetics of the amide-type are thought to act within the sodium channels of the nerve membrane.
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2	Chlorhexidine digluconate UNII MOR84MUD8E - CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
	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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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document	Type	Information Source
INSTILLAGEL Gel	MPI, EU: SmPC	Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY)

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
N01BB52	Lidocaine, combinations	N Nervous system → N01 Anesthetics → N01B Anesthetics, local → N01BB Amides
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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)
CA	Health Products and Food Branch	02294990
FR	Base de données publique des médicaments	62686809
GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	85538, 85540
HK	Department of Health Drug Office	17013
IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	30589, 83720
IL	מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת	8687
NL	Z-Index G-Standaard	13896555, 13897039
NL	Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK	81957, 81965
NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	14909