AVOCA

This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong, Malta, United Kingdom

Active ingredients

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

1 Silver nitrate UNII 95IT3W8JZE - SILVER NITRATE

Silver nitrate is used as a caustic, antiseptic, and astringent agent to remove unwanted tissue and destroy warts, verrucae and other small skin growths. The silver ion is precipitated by the chloride in tissue fluids, so that it does not readily penetrate. Read about Silver nitrate

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
AVOCA CAUSTIC PENCIL 40% w/w Cutaneous stick	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC
AVOCA CAUSTIC PENCIL 75% w/w Cutaneous stick	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

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

ATC code	Group title	Classification
D08AL01	Silver nitrate	D Dermatologicals → D08 Antiseptics and disinfectants → D08A Antiseptics and disinfectants → D08AL Silver compounds
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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)
Country: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 166016, 166023, 166382, 195231, 36567, 47797
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 61464, 63892
Country: MT	Medicines Authority	Identifier(s): MA043/00101