PAROTICIN

This brand name is authorized in Cyprus, Hong Kong, Malta

Active ingredients

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

1 Fludrocortisone
UNII V47IF0PVH4 - FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE

Fludrocortisone, in very small doses, maintains life in adrenalectomised animals, enhances the deposition of liver glycogen and produces thymic involution, eosinopenia, retention of sodium and increased urinary excretion of potassium.

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2 Polymyxin B
UNII 19371312D4 - POLYMYXIN B SULFATE

Polymixin B is bactericidal against a wide range of gram negative bacilli. It exerts a bactericidal effect by binding to acid phospholipids in the cell wall and membranes of the bacterium, thereby rendering ineffective the osmotic barrier normally provided by the cell membrane.

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3 Lidocaine
UNII V13007Z41A - LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Lidocaine, like other local anaesthetics, causes a reversible blockade of impulse propagation along nerve fibres by preventing the inward movement of sodium ions through the nerve membrane. Local anaesthetics of the amide-type are thought to act within the sodium channels of the nerve membrane.

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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
S02CA07 Fludrocortisone and antiinfectives S Sensory organs → S02 Otologicals → S02C Corticosteroids and antiinfectives in combination → S02CA 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: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 47276
Country: MT Medicines Authority Identifier(s): AA072/00902

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