AVOCA CAUSTIC PENCIL 75% w/w Cutaneous stick Ref.[27582] Active ingredients: Silver nitrate

Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)  Revision Year: 2019  Publisher: Bray Group Ltd, 1 Regal Way, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7BX

Product name and form

Avoca Caustic Applicator 75% w/w Cutaneous Stick.

Pharmaceutical Form

Cutaneous stick.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Silver nitrate.

For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Silver nitrate

Silver nitrate is used as a caustic, antiseptic, and astringent agent to remove unwanted tissue and destroy warts, verrucae and other small skin growths. The silver ion is precipitated by the chloride in tissue fluids, so that it does not readily penetrate.

List of Excipients

Potassium nitrate

Pack sizes and marketing

Box containing 50 or 100 applicators in plastic bags of 10. Each applicator is a 15cm long flexible plastic handle with a treated tip.

Marketing authorization holder

Bray Group Ltd, 1 Regal Way, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7BX

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

PL 04286/0004

Date of first authorisation – 29 October 1982
Date of renewal – 25 January 1995

Drugs

Drug Countries
AVOCA Hong Kong, Malta, United Kingdom

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