This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.
The drug CORTISONE contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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WI4X0X7BPJ - HYDROCORTISONE
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Hydrocortisone is the main glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. Hydrocortisone is an anti-inflammatory steroid. Its anti-inflammatory action is due to reduction in the vascular component of the inflammatory response and reduction in the formation of inflammatory fluid and cellular exudates. |
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This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:
| Identifier | Form | Presentation | Description | Approval |
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| 04-4316 | Cream | Cortisone cream CREAM 1% 115g | Cortisone cream HYDROCORTISONE 1% W/W Hydrocortisone 1%w/w, Polyethylene glycol, vaseline, liquid paraffin, Cetomacrogol emulsifying wax, chlorocresol Apr-16 Drugs Imported Products 115g Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 15/01/2020 PHAMATEX NIGERIA LIMITED, 1, CRYSTAL GLASS CLOSE, AMUWO-ODOFIN 1470193 pharmiyke72@yahoo.co.uk Hovid Bhd., Lot 56442, 7 1/2 Miles, Jalan Ipoh/ Chemor, 31200 Chemor, Perak Malaysia, Malaysia Cortisone cream HYDROCORTISONE 1% W/W Hydrocortisone 1%w/w, Polyethylene glycol, vaseline, liquid paraffin, Cetomacrogol emulsifying wax, chlorocresol Apr-16 Drugs Imported Products 115g Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 15/01/2020 PHAMATEX NIGERIA LIMITED, 1, CRYSTAL GLASS CLOSE, AMUWO-ODOFIN 1470193 pharmiyke72@yahoo.co.uk Hovid Bhd., Lot 56442, 7 1/2 Miles, Jalan Ipoh/ Chemor, 31200 Chemor, Perak Malaysia, Malaysia | 26/04/2023 |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC Group | Classification | |
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| D07AA02 | Hydrocortisone | D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07A Corticosteroids, plain → D07AA Corticosteroids, weak (group I) |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| NG | Registered Drug Product Database | 04-4316 |
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