VIADERM KC

This brand name is authorized in Canada, New Zealand

Active ingredients

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

1 Gramicidin
UNII 5IE62321P4 - GRAMICIDIN

Gramicidin is an antimicrobial cyclic polypeptide active in vitro against many gram positive bacteria like Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, but not well against gram-negative ones like E.coli.

Read about Gramicidin
2 Neomycin
UNII 057Y626693 - NEOMYCIN SULFATE

Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic and acts by binding to polysomes, inhibiting protein synthesis and generating errors in the transcription of the genetic code.

Read about Neomycin
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.

Read about Triamcinolone
4 Nystatin
UNII BDF1O1C72E - NYSTATIN

Nystatin is an antifungal antibiotic active against a wide range of yeasts and yeast-like fungi, including Candida albicans.

Read about Nystatin

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
VIADERM KC Cream, Ointment Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (NZ) 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
D07CB01 Triamcinolone and antibiotics D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07C Corticosteroids, combinations with antibiotics → D07CB Corticosteroids, moderately potent, combinations with antibiotics
Discover more medicines within D07CB01

Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 00717002, 00717029
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 8248, 8249

© All content on this website, including data entry, data processing, decision support tools, "RxReasoner" logo and graphics, is the intellectual property of RxReasoner and is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of any part of this content without explicit written permission from RxReasoner is strictly prohibited. Any third-party content used on this site is acknowledged and utilized under fair use principles.