This brand name is authorized in Estonia, Hong Kong, Israel, Romania, South Africa
The drug CATHEJELL LIDOCAINE contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
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Chlorhexidine
UNII E64XL9U38K - CHLORHEXIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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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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Lidocaine
UNII V13007Z41A - LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Lidocaine, like other local anaesthetics, causes a reversible blockade of impulse propagation along nerve fibres by preventing the inward movement of sodium ions through the nerve membrane. Local anaesthetics of the amide-type are thought to act within the sodium channels of the nerve membrane. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| N01BB52 | Lidocaine, combinations | N Nervous system → N01 Anesthetics → N01B Anesthetics, local → N01BB Amides |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| Country: EE | Ravimiamet | Identifier(s): 1028720, 1789094, 1830372, 1830383, 1860230, 1874268, 1880861 |
| Country: HK | Department of Health Drug Office | Identifier(s): 65048 |
| Country: IL | מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת | Identifier(s): 8747 |
| Country: RO | Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale | Identifier(s): W07770001, W07770002 |
| Country: ZA | Health Products Regulatory Authority | Identifier(s): 33/13.3/0467 |
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