DEQUADIN

This brand name is authorized in Canada, Hong Kong

Active ingredients

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

1 Dequalinium UNII XYS8INN1I6 - DEQUALINIUM CHLORIDE

Dequalinum is an anti-infective and antiseptic agent belonging to the class of quaternary ammonium compounds. The primary mechanism of action is an increase in bacterial cell permeability and the subsequent loss of enzyme activity, finally resulting in cell death. Read about Dequalinium

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
DEQUADIN Lozenges	Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE)	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
R02AA02	Dequalinium	R Respiratory system → R02 Throat preparations → R02A Throat preparations → R02AA Antiseptics
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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: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 02091453, 02100207
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 25439, 25463, 58470