Pet owners often deal with pets’ skin conditions. The reasons for such problems can be different: bad diet, violations of the care and maintenance recommendations, infectious diseases, and others. With fungal dermatitis, the skin is damaged and its protective functions are reduced – a layering of the secondary bacterial flora occurs. Dermatitis not only brings discomfort to the animal but can also be contagious to other animals and people.

Since November, Thiocetam forte, the drug from the neurological portfolio of Arterium, is available in a new primary packaging. The tablets are now packaged in an ALU/ALU blister and the drug is available in a 30mg instead of a 60mg dosage. The active pharmaceutical ingredient included in the drug has hygroscopic properties. It was necessary to change the type of primary packaging to prevent the penetration of atmospheric moisture and oxygen into the blister during shelf life.According to scientific data, ALU/ALU packaging has the best barrier properties and protects the product from atmospheric moisture, gases and light penetration. This allows the product to retain its medicinal properties throughout shelf life. In addition to changes in the original packaging, the colour of the tablets has changed. Now Thiocetam forte tablets now have a white coating whereas they used to be yellow.

In September, the first batch of Rukosept hand sanitisers appeared in Ukrainian pharmacies. The disinfectant contains 80% ethyl alcohol and is effective against most bacteria and viruses. The composition of Rukosept was developed on the basis of the WHO recommendations WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care, 2006, according to which disinfectants containing 60-80% alcohol have higher efficiency.

A new product has been added to the anti-stress and sedative medicines portfolio of the Arterium Corporation – Glycised MAX. It contains two active ingredients which help to cope effectively with stress: glycine and magnesium.

In the fourth quarter of 2020, a new antibacterial drug under the trade name 3-Dinir has been launched in the Ukrainian market. This third generation oral cephalosporins containing the active substance cefdinir is new to the country.

The Arterium Corporation has launched a new generic prescription drug Osmolife in the form of a solution for infusion. This is an isotonic electrolyte solution which is close to the ionic composition of blood plasma.