TONCILS

This brand name is authorized in Estonia, Finland

Active ingredients

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

1 Benzocaine
UNII U3RSY48JW5 - BENZOCAINE

Benzocaine is a local anaesthetic of the ester type, acting to produce reversible loss of sensation by preventing or diminishing the generation and transmission of sensory nerve impulses near the site of application. Depolarisation of the neuronal membrane and ion exchange are reversibly inhibited.

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2 Chlorhexidine
UNII E64XL9U38K - CHLORHEXIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE

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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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
R02AA05 Chlorhexidine R Respiratory system → R02 Throat preparations → R02A Throat preparations → R02AA Antiseptics
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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): 1087196, 1087208, 1139521
Country: FI Lรครคkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittรคmiskeskus Identifier(s): 005102

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