ZINERYT Powder and solvent for solution Ref.[50535] Active ingredients: Erythromycin Zinc acetate

Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)  Revision Year: 2022  Publisher: Neon Healthcare Ltd., 8 The Chase, John Tate Road, Hertford, SG13 7NN, United Kingdom

Product name and form

Zineryt 40 mg + 12 mg powder and solvent for cutaneous solution.

Pharmaceutical Form

Powder and solvent for cutaneous solution.

The packaging contains a bottle of powder, a bottle of solvent and an applicator in a plastic holder.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Erythromycin-zinc complex containing the equivalent of 40 mg/ml erythromycin and 12 mg/ml zinc acetate dihydrate (as the complex) on constitution.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Erythromycin

Erythromycin exerts its antimicrobial action by binding to the 50S ribosomal sub-unit of susceptible microorganisms and suppresses protein synthesis. Erythromycin is bacteriostatic and bactericidal depending on its concentration and the type of organism.

Zinc acetate

The active moiety in zinc acetate is zinc cation, which blocks the intestinal absorption of copper from the diet and the reabsorption of endogenously secreted copper.

List of Excipients

Diisopropyl sebacate
Ethanol

Pack sizes and marketing

Screw-capped HDPE bottles; an applicator assembly is fitted when dispensed. When constituted packs are of 30 ml and 90 ml.

Marketing authorization holder

Neon Healthcare Ltd., 8 The Chase, John Tate Road, Hertford, SG13 7NN, United Kingdom

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

PL 45043/0097

Date of first authorisation: 07 March 1990
Date of latest renewal: 19 December 2008

Drugs

Drug Countries
ZINERYT Cyprus, Spain, Ireland, Malta, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom, South Africa

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