KANADERM

This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong

Active ingredients

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

1 Betamethasone
UNII 9IFA5XM7R2 - BETAMETHASONE VALERATE

Betamethasone is a glucocorticoid which is about eight to ten times as active as prednisolone on a weight-for-weight basis. Betamethasone has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties.

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2 Clioquinol
UNII 7BHQ856EJ5 - CLIOQUINOL
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3 Gentamicin
UNII 8X7386QRLV - GENTAMICIN SULFATE

Gentamicin is usually bactericidal in action. Although the exact mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated, the drug appears to inhibit protein synthesis in susceptible bacteria by irreversibly binding to 30S ribosomal subunits.

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4 Tolnaftate
UNII 06KB629TKV - TOLNAFTATE
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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: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 28087

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