This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.
The drug KETODERM contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
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779619577M - CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE
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Clobetasol propionate, like other topical corticosteroids, has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. Corticosteroids are thought to act by the induction of phospholipase A2 inhibitory proteins, collectively called lipocortins. It is postulated that these proteins control the biosynthesis of potent mediators of inflammation such as prostaglandins and leukotrienes by inhibiting the release of their common precursor arachidonic acid. |
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R9400W927I - KETOCONAZOLE
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Ketoconazole is an imidazole-dioxolane antimycotic, active against yeasts, including Malassezia and dermatophytes. |
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057Y626693 - NEOMYCIN SULFATE
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Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic and acts by binding to polysomes, inhibiting protein synthesis and generating errors in the transcription of the genetic code. |
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This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:
| Identifier | Form | Presentation | Description | Approval |
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| C4-1987 | Cream | Ketoderm Cream CREAM 0.25 mg/g; 10 mg/g; 5000 IU/g 1 X 20G | Ketoderm Cream C4-1987 Ketoderm KETOCONAZOLE+ CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINE ANTIFUNGAL/ ANTIBACTERIAL KETOCONAZOLE 10MG, CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE 0.25MG, NEOMYCIN SULPHATE USP 5000IU CREAM 1 X 20G TREATMENT OF TOPICAL INFECTIONS CAUSED BY SUSCEPTIBLE ORGANISMS GRACE DRUGS & HEALTHCARE LTD NIGERIA ZHEJIANG JINGWEI PHARM. CO. LTD, CHINA 05/26/2022 05/25/2027 | 26/05/2022 |
Below package inserts are available for further reading:
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
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| KETODERM Cream | MPI, CA: SPM | Health Products and Food Branch (CA) |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC Group | Classification | |
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| D07CD01 | Clobetasol and antibiotics | D Dermatologicals → D07 Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations → D07C Corticosteroids, combinations with antibiotics → D07CD Corticosteroids, very potent, combinations with antibiotics |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| NG | Registered Drug Product Database | C4-1987 |
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