VITA-TEARS

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug VITA-TEARS contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Carboxymethylcellulose sodium UNII K679OBS311 - CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED
	Carmellose sodium has no pharmacological effect. Carmellose sodium has a high viscosity resulting in an increased retention time on the eye.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
B4-7616	Eye drops	VITA-TEARS EYE DROPS SOL_DROPS 0.5% 10ML	148 CMS-PP-275956 VITA-TEARS EYE DROPS CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM USP 0.5% W/V, GLYCERIN BP 0.9% W/V Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium USP 0.5% w/v, Glycerin BP 0.9% w/v, Calcium Chloride Dihydrate, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Sodium Citrate Dihydrate, Borax (Sodium Tetraborate), Boric Acid, Erythritol, Levocarnitine, Sodium Perborate, Sodium Hydroxide or Hydrochloric Acid, Water for Injection B4-7616 Drugs Imported Products 10ML Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 8/10/2022 VITACARE PHARMACY LIMITED, No. 33, Anyika Street, Awada, Onitsha, Anambra State 70284899 vitacarepharmltd@yahoo.com ARISTOPHARMA LIMITED, GACHHA, GAZIPUR SADAR, GAZIPUR, BANGLADESH, Bangladesh	06/07/2023

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
S01XA20	Artificial tears and other indifferent preparations	S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01X Other ophthalmologicals → S01XA Other ophthalmologicals
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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)
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	B4-7616