UMBYGENE

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug UMBYGENE contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
A4-100563	Gel	Umbygene Gel GEL 7.1% 1 x 25 g (in a tube)	Gel 57 NF-PP-294408 UMBYGENE GEL CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE 7.1%w/w GEL Chlorhexidine gluconate 7.1 % w/w Eq to chlorhexidine 4 %w/w Sodium acetate trihydrate, Guar Gum, Purified Water. A4-100563 Drugs Imported Products 1X25GTUBE Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 11/22/2022 SAI SAGAR PHARMA LTD, KAARA STREET, OFF OSOLO WAY, AJAO ESTATE, LAGOS ISOLO LAGOS 8023173150 saisagarltd@gmail.com S KANT HALHTHHCARE LTD , 3-A, SHISAGAR ESTATE, NORH WING, DR ANNIE BESANT ROAD, WORLI, MUMBAI -400018, INDIA ., India	31/10/2023

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
D08AC02	Chlorhexidine	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)
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	A4-100563