ULCERCARE

This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong

Active ingredients

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

1 Cetrimide
UNII 24QSH2NL8N - CETRIMIDE

Cetrimide is a quaternary ammonium cationic disinfectant with bactericidal activity against gram-positive and some gram-negative organisms. Cetrimide is relatively ineffective against viruses.

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2 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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3 Triamcinolone
UNII F446C597KA - TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

Triamcinolone acetonide is a more potent derivative of triamcinolone and is approximately 8 times more potent than prednisone. Although the precise mechanism of corticosteroid anti-allergic action is unknown, corticosteroids are very effective in the treatment of allergic diseases in man. Also, local injections are thought to have an anti-inflammatory effect.

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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): 56355

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