SAVLON

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria. It is also authorized in Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, South Africa, UK.

Active ingredients

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

1	Chlorhexidine UNII MOR84MUD8E - CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
	Chlorhexidine is an antimicrobial agent, active against a broad spectrum of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, yeasts, fungi, opportunistic anaerobes and aerobes. Chlorhexidine is mainly a "membrane-acting" agent that destroys the outer membrane of the bacteria. It is inactive on bacterial spores unless the temperatures are high.
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2	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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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
04-1289	Liquid	Savlon Antiseptic Liquid LIQ 0.3%; 3% 100 mL	Liquid	02/12/2021

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document	Type	Information Source
SAVLON DRY Cutaneous spray, powder	MPI, EU: SmPC	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
D08AC52	Chlorhexidine, combinations	D Dermatologicals → D08 Antiseptics and disinfectants → D08A Antiseptics and disinfectants → D08AC Biguanides and amidines
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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)
GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	37130, 37131, 37132, 37133
MT	Medicines Authority	AA1438/06301, AA908/26401
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	04-1289
NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	1465
ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	30/13.1/0445