OFTAGEN COMPUESTO

This brand name is authorized in Ecuador

Active ingredients

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

1 Gentamicin
UNII T6Z9V48IKG - GENTAMICIN

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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2 Betamethasone
UNII 7BK02SCL3W - BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE

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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Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
S01CA05 Betamethasone and antiinfectives S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01C Antiinflammatory agents and antiinfectives in combination → S01CA Corticosteroids and antiinfectives in combination
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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 Regulaciรณn, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria Identifier(s): 20.472-1-12-03, 20.559-1-10-03

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