SUDOCREM

This brand name is authorized in Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, UK.

Active ingredients

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

1
UNII SOI2LOH54Z - ZINC OXIDE
 

Zinc blocks the intestinal absorption of copper from the diet and the reabsorption of endogenously secreted copper. Zinc induces the production of metallothionein in the enterocyte, a protein that binds copper thereby preventing its transfer into the blood. The bound copper is then eliminated in the stool following desquamation of the intestinal cells.

 
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2
UNII LKG8494WBH - BENZYL ALCOHOL
 

Benzyl alcohol inhibits lice from closing their respiratory spiracles, allowing the vehicle to obstruct the spiracles and causing the lice to asphyxiate.

 
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3
UNII N863NB338G - BENZYL BENZOATE
 

Benzyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of benzoic acid with benzyl alcohol. Benzyl benzoate is one of the older preparations used to treat scabies. Scabies is a skin infection caused by the mite sarcoptes scabiei. Benzyl benzoate is lethal to this mite and so is useful in the treatment of scabies. It is also used to treat lice infestation of the head and body. Benzyl benzoate is not the treatment of choice for scabies due to its irritant properties.

 
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4
Benzyl cinnamate
UNII V67O3RO97U - BENZYL CINNAMATE
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UNII 7EV65EAW6H - LANOLIN
 
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Medicine classification

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

ATC Group Classification
D02AB Zinc products D Dermatologicals → D02 Emollients and protectives → D02A Emollients and protectives
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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)
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 23918, 23920, 23922, 23924
MT Medicines Authority PI1438/06001A, PI288/02401A, PI521/00901A, PI770/09801A, PI908/08501B
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 10320

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