Orciprenaline

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

R03AB03,R03CB03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000586-06-1

Chemical Formula

C11-H17-N-O3

Molecular Weight

211

Therapeutic Categories

Bronchodilator

ß-Sympathomimetic agent

Chemical Name

1,3-Benzenediol, 5-[1-hydroxy-2-[(1-methylethyl)amino]ethyl]-

Foreign Names

• Orciprenalinum (Latin)
• Orciprenalin (German)
• Orciprénaline (French)
• Orciprenalina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Orciprenalina (OS: DCIT)
• Orciprenaline (OS: BAN)
• Orciprénaline (OS: DCF)
• Metaproterenol (IS)
• Metaproterenol Sulfate (OS: USAN, JAN)
• Orciprenaline Sulphate (OS: BANM)
• GM 16462 (IS)
• Th 152 (IS)
• Metaproterenol Sulfate (PH: USP 32)
• Orciprénaline (sulfate d') (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Orciprenaline Sulfate (PH: JP XIV)
• Orciprenaline Sulphate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Orciprenalini sulfas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Orciprenalinsulfat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Alupent
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Peru



• Adco-Linctopent (Orciprenaline and Bromhexine)
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Alotec
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Japan



• Alupent
  Boehringer Ingelheim, United Arab Emirates; Boehringer Ingelheim, Cyprus; Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany; Boehringer Ingelheim, Egypt; Boehringer Ingelheim, United Kingdom; Boehringer Ingelheim, Greece; Boehringer Ingelheim, Indonesia; Boehringer Ingelheim, Ireland; Boehringer Ingelheim, Iraq; Boehringer Ingelheim, Jordan; Boehringer Ingelheim, Kenya; Boehringer Ingelheim, Kuwait; Boehringer Ingelheim, Lebanon; Boehringer Ingelheim, Sri Lanka; Boehringer Ingelheim, Libya; Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico; Boehringer Ingelheim, Qatar; Boehringer Ingelheim, Saudi Arabia; Boehringer Ingelheim, Sudan; Boehringer Ingelheim, Taiwan; Boehringer Ingelheim, United States; Boehringer Ingelheim, Yemen; Boehringer Ingelheim International, Luxembourg; German Remedies, India



• Apo-Orciprenaline
  Apotex, Canada



• Astmopent
  GlaxoSmithKline, Georgia; Polfa Warszawa, Poland



• Benylin Chesty (Orciprenaline and Bromhexine)
  Johnson & Johnson, South Africa



• Bisolvon Lincuts Da (Orciprenaline and Bromhexine)
  Boehringer Ingelheim, South Africa



• Bronkese Compound (Orciprenaline and Bromhexine)
  Aspen Pharmacare Consumer, South Africa



• Flemeze (Orciprenaline and Bromhexine)
  Johnson & Johnson, South Africa



• Metaproterenol Sulfate
  Dey, United States; Morton Grove, United States; Nephron, United States; Novex, United States; Par, United States; Silarx, United States; Watson, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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