OPTICROM

This brand name is authorized in Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom

Active ingredients

The drug OPTICROM contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Cromoglicic acid
UNII Q2WXR1I0PK - CROMOLYN SODIUM

Sodium cromoglicate (Cromoglicic acid) inhibits the activation of many of the cell types involved in the development and progression of asthma. Thus, sodium cromoglicate inhibits the release of inflammatory mediators including cytokines from mast cells and reduces the chemotactic activity of eosinophils and neutrophils.

Read about Cromoglicic acid

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
OPTICROM Allergy Eye drops, solution Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
S01GX01 Cromoglicic acid S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01G Decongestants and antiallergics → S01GX Other antiallergics
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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: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 02230621
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 14817, 14819, 14820, 166299, 347920, 367716
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 48596

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