VARIKS

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

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

1	Aciclovir UNII X4HES1O11F - ACYCLOVIR
	Acyclovir is an antiviral agent with activity against herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus. Acyclovir inhibits the DNA polymerase of the virus, preventing further proliferation.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
A4-101000	Cream	Variks Cream_ CREAM 5% 10 g (in collapsible aluminium tube)	White Cream 59 NF-PP-413400 VARIKS CREAM Aciclovir 5% Aciclovir 5% A4-101000 Drugs Imported Products 10G Over The Counter (OTC) 3/20/2024 AKSO PHARMACEUTICAL NIGERIA LIMITED, ODUSAMI STREET OFF WEMPCO ROAD OGBA IKEJA LAGOS 8180218332 506798052@qq.com Front Pharmaceuticals PLC, Xuancheng Economic and Technical Development Zone, anhui China, China	28/08/2024

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
D06BB03	Aciclovir	D Dermatologicals → D06 Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for dermatological use → D06B Chemotherapeutics for topical use → D06BB Antivirals
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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	A4-101000