This brand name is authorized in Singapore
The drug PRIMAX contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Proparacaine
UNII U96OL57GOY - PROPARACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Proxymetacaine is a potent topical anaesthetic of the ester type. The main site of anaesthetic action is the nerve cell membrane where proxymetacaine interferes with the large transient increase in the membrane permeability to sodium ions that is normally produced by a slight depolarisation of the 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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| S01HA04 | Proxymetacaine | S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01H Local anesthetics → S01HA Local anesthetics |
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: SG | Health Sciences Authority | Identifier(s): 13168P |
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