This brand name is authorized in France, Tunisia.
The drug CANTALENE contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
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5908ZUF22Y - CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE
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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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4YRW73H69V - LYSOZYME HYDROCHLORIDE
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Lysozyme is a naturally occurring enzyme found in bodily secretions such as tears, saliva, and milk. It functions as an antimicrobial agent by cleaving the peptidoglycan component of bacterial cell walls, which leads to cell death. |
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5NF5D4OPCI - TETRACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Tetracaine is a local anaesthetic and is believed to act by blocking nerve conduction mainly by inhibiting sodium ion flux across the axon membrane. |
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This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC Group | Classification | |
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| R02A | Throat preparations | R Respiratory system → R02 Throat preparations |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| FR | Base de données publique des médicaments | 60406856 |
| TN | Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament | 7623071 |
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