PENTACARINAT

This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Active ingredients

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

1 Pentamidine isethionate
UNII V2P3K60DA2 - PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE

Pentamidine isetionate is an aromatic diamine. It is an antiprotozoal agent which acts by interfering with DNA and folate transformation, and by the inhibition of RNA and protein synthesis.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
PENTACARINAT Powder for reconstitution 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
P01CX01 Pentamidine isethionate P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P01 Antiprotozoals → P01C Agents against leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis → P01CX Other agents against leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis
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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: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 43844
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 44367
Country: MT Medicines Authority Identifier(s): AA565/31002, AA565/31003, AA565/31004, AA565/31005
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard Identifier(s): 13500376, 13718304
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK Identifier(s): 29122, 35866
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 5326

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