Gramicidin

Chemical formula: C₉₆H₁₃₅N₁₉O₁₆ Molecular mass: 1,811.253 g/mol PubChem compound: 45267103

Active ingredient description

Gramicidin is an antimicrobial cyclic polypeptide active in vitro against many gram positive bacteria like Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, but not well against gram-negative ones like E.coli.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
R02AB30	Gramicidin	R Respiratory system → R02 Throat preparations → R02A Throat preparations → R02AB Antibiotics
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External identifiers

CAS Substance: 1405-97-6
DrugBank Drug: DB00027
KEGG Drug: D04369
PubChem Compound: 45267103
RxNorm Ingredient: 5011
SNOMED-CT Concept: 387524003: Gramicidin (substance)
SNOMED-CT Concept: 412397003: Product containing gramicidin d (medicinal product)
UNII Identifier: 5IE62321P4: GRAMICIDIN

Medicines

Gramicidin is an active ingredient of these brands:

Australia (AU)

(combination) OTOCOMB OTIC
(combination) OTODEX
(combination) SOFRADEX

Brazil (BR)

(combination) NEOLON D
(combination) ONCIBEL
(combination) ONCILEG

Canada (CA)

(combination) OPTIMYXIN
(combination) SOFRACORT
(combination) SOFRAMYCIN
(combination) VIADERM KC

Ecuador (EC)

(combination) FULLDERMA
(combination) OFTABIOTICO

Estonia (EE)

(combination) POLYSPORIN

Finland (FI)

(combination) BAFUCIN

Hong Kong (HK)

(combination) EXTRACOMB
(combination) FROPTIC-D
(combination) IN-QUADEICREN
(combination) KLORAMIXIN
(combination) MYCOMB
(combination) OPSACIN
(combination) POLY-OPH
(combination) SWISSCORT

Ireland (IE)

(combination) SOFRADEX

Israel (IL)

(combination) DERMACOMBIN

Netherlands (NL)

(combination) SOFRADEX

New Zealand (NZ)

(combination) SOFRADEX
(combination) VIADERM KC

Poland (PL)

(combination) DICORTINEFF

Spain (ES)

(combination) MIDACINA
(combination) OFTALMOWELL

United Kingdom (UK)

(combination) SOFRADEX

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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