PETEHA

This brand name is authorized in Estonia, Hong Kong, Lithuania

Active ingredients

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

1 Protionamide
UNII 76YOO33643 - PROTIONAMIDE

Protionamide is bacteriostatic against M. tuberculosis at therapeutic concentrations, but may be bactericidal at higher concentrations. The exact mechanism of action of protionamide has not been fully elucidated, but the drug appears to inhibit peptide synthesis in susceptible organisms. Drug resistance develops rapidly when protionamide is given as monotherapy.

Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title Classification
J04AD01 Protionamide J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J04 Antimycobacterials → J04A Drugs for treatment of tuberculosis → J04AD Thiocarbamide derivatives
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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: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1243134, 1774122
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 34856
Country: LT Valstybinฤ— vaistลณ kontrolฤ—s tarnyba Identifier(s): 1003134, 1016284

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