OFTABIOTICO

This brand name is authorized in Ecuador.

Active ingredients

The drug OFTABIOTICO contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1
UNII J2VZ07J96K - POLYMYXIN B
 

Polymixin B is bactericidal against a wide range of gram negative bacilli. It exerts a bactericidal effect by binding to acid phospholipids in the cell wall and membranes of the bacterium, thereby rendering ineffective the osmotic barrier normally provided by the cell membrane.

 
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2
UNII 057Y626693 - NEOMYCIN SULFATE
 

Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic and acts by binding to polysomes, inhibiting protein synthesis and generating errors in the transcription of the genetic code.

 
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3
UNII 5IE62321P4 - GRAMICIDIN
 

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.

 
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Medicine classification

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

ATC Group Classification
S01AA30 Combinations of different antibiotics S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01A Antiinfectives → S01AA Antibiotics
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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)
EC Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria 20.483-1-09-03

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