Ambenonium Chloride

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000115-79-7

Chemical Formula

C28-H42-Cl4-N4-O2

Molecular Weight

608

Therapeutic Category

Parasympathomimetic agent, cholinesterase inhibitor

Chemical Name

Benzenemethanaminium, N,N'-[(1,2-dioxo-1,2-ethanediyl)bis(imino-2,1-ethanediyl)]bis[2-chloro-N,N-diethyl-, dichloride

Foreign Names

• Ambenonii Chloridum (Latin)
• Ambenonium chlorid (German)
• Chlorure d'Ambénonium (French)
• Cloruro de ambenonio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ambenonium Chloride (OS: JAN, BAN)
• Ambenonum (IS)
• Ambestigminum chloridum (IS)
• Oxazyl (IS)
• Win 8077 (IS: Winthrop)
• Ambenonium Chloride (PH: USP XX, JP XV)

Brand Names

• Mytelase
  Alfresa Pharma Corporation, Japan; IFET, Greece; Sanofi-aventis, Czech Republic; Sanofi-aventis, France; Sanofi-aventis, Hungary; Sanofi-aventis, Poland; Sanofi-aventis, Sweden; Sanofi-aventis, United States

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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