PRESCO

This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong

Active ingredients

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

1 Bromhexine
UNII YC2ZOM3Z8V - BROMHEXINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Bromhexine is an expectorant used in the treatment of respiratory disorders associated with viscid or excessive mucus. Bromhexine is a synthetic derivative of the herbal active ingredient vasicine. It has been shown to increase the proportion of serous bronchial secretion, making it more easily expectorated. It is indicated as “secretolytic therapy in bronchopulmonary diseases associated with abnormal mucus secretion and impaired mucus transport”.

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2 Demorphan
UNII 9D2RTI9KYH - DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE

Dextromethorphan is a non-opioid antitussive drug. The major metabolite of dextromethorphan, dextrorphan, binds with high affinity to σ-receptors to produce its antitussive activity without exhibiting the classic opiate effects that occur from binding into μ- and δ-receptors. In larger than therapeutic doses, dextrorphan is also an antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors.

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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
N07XX59 N Nervous system → N07 Other nervous system drugs → N07X Other nervous system drugs → N07XX Other nervous system drugs
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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): 48312

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