Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2016 Publisher: Omega Pharma Ltd., 1st Floor, 32 Vauxhall Bridge Road, LONDON, SW1V 2SA, United Kingdom
Fenistil Cold Sore Cream.
| Pharmaceutical Form |
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Cream. Smooth white cream of homogeneous appearance. |
Each gram of the cream contains: 10 mg penciclovir.
Excipients with known effect: cetostearyl alcohol, propylene glycol.
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Penciclovir |
Penciclovir has demonstrated in vivo and in vitro activity against herpes simplex viruses (types 1 and 2) and varicella zoster virus. Penciclovir triphosphate persists in infected cells for more than 12 hours where it inhibits replication of viral DNA and has a half-life of 9, 10 and 20 hours in cells infected with varicella zoster virus, herpes simplex virus type 1 and herpes simplex virus type 2 respectively. |
| List of Excipients |
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White soft paraffin |
2g aluminium tube.
Omega Pharma Ltd., 1st Floor, 32 Vauxhall Bridge Road, LONDON, SW1V 2SA, United Kingdom
PL 02855/0306
23/08/2006
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