SKINOREN

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom, South Africa

Active ingredients

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

1 Azelaic acid
UNII F2VW3D43YT - AZELAIC ACID

Azelaic Acid is a naturally occurring dicarboxylic acid. Azelaic acid possesses antibacterial, keratolytic, comedolytic, and anti-oxidant activity. Azelaic acid is bactericidal against Proprionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis due to its inhibitory effect on the synthesis of microbial cellular proteins.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
SKINOREN Cream 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
D10AX03 Azelaic acid D Dermatologicals → D10 Anti-acne preparations → D10A Anti-acne preparations for topical use → D10AX Other anti-acne preparations for topical use
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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: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1005736, 1831979, 1850060
Country: FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus Identifier(s): 014749, 381053
Country: FR Base de données publique des médicaments Identifier(s): 67665740
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 20549
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 43663
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 46830
Country: LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba Identifier(s): 1021233, 1083184, 1084787, 1091082, 1091087, 1091518
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 5875
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100061412, 100106280, 100210823, 100257492, 100266048, 100295742, 100327494, 100349768, 100350458, 100367482, 100377291, 100395811, 100399022, 100408956, 100413621, 100419836, 100434586, 100450265, 100451190, 100461596, 100463197
Country: RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale Identifier(s): W66596001, W66596002, W66596003, W66597001
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 07138P
Country: TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu Identifier(s): 8699514350286
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 36/13.12/0028, W/13.12/228

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