OROFLAM

This brand name is authorized in South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Benzydamine
UNII K2GI407R4Q - BENZYDAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Benzydamine exerts an anti-inflammatory and analgesic action by stabilising the cellular membrane and inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis.

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2 Chlorhexidine
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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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 34/16.4/0391, 34/16.4/0445

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