ORCHAZID

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

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

1
UNII HBD503WORO - KETOTIFEN FUMARATE
 

Ketotifen is a histamine H1-receptor antagonist. In vivo animal studies and in vitro studies suggest the additional activities of mast cell stabilisation and inhibition of infiltration, activation and degranulation of eosinophils.

 
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2
UNII F5UM2KM3W7 - BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE
 
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3
UNII PDC6A3C0OX - GLYCERIN
 

Glycerol has uses as a hyperosmotic, osmotic diuretic, and ophthalmic agent. It may be used as an eye drop in the treatment of glaucoma to reduce intraocular pressure, as a solution or suppository for short-term treatment of constipation, to evacuate the bowel prior to a colonoscopy, and in some ocular surgeries. It may be given intravenously to reduce pressure inside the brain and used externally on the skin as a moisturizer.

 
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Medicine classification

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

ATC Group Classification
S01GX08 Ketotifen 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)
NG Registered Drug Product Database B4-0049
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