This brand name is authorized in Brazil, Ecuador, Hong Kong
The drug PLANTABEN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Ispaghula
UNII UD50RBY30F - PLANTAGO OVATA SEED
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Ispaghula is particularly rich in alimentary fibres and mucilages. Ispaghula is capable of absorbing up to 40 times its own weight in water. Gut motility and transit rate can be modified by ispaghula through mechanical stimulation of the gut wall as a result of the increase in intestinal bulk by water and the decrease in viscosity of the luminal contents. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| A06AC01 | Ispaghula (psylla seeds) | A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A06 Laxatives → A06A Laxatives → A06AC Bulk producers |
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: BR | Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos | Identifier(s): 541519120016817, 541519120016917 |
| Country: EC | Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria | Identifier(s): 29321-08-10 |
| Country: HK | Department of Health Drug Office | Identifier(s): 57928 |
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