Sulfamethizole

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Sulfamethizole is a member of the drug class sulfonamides.

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B05CA04,D06BA04,J01EB02,S01AB01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000144-82-1

Chemical Formula

C9-H10-N4-O2-S2

Molecular Weight

270

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Sulfonamid

Chemical Name

Benzenesulfonamide, 4-amino-N-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-

Foreign Names

• Sulfamethizolum (Latin)
• Sulfamethizol (German)
• Sulfaméthizol (French)
• Sulfametizol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Sulfaméthizol (OS: DCF)
• Sulfamethizole (OS: JAN, BAN)
• Sulfametizolo (OS: DCIT)
• Sulfamethylthiadiazole (IS)
• Sulphamethizole (IS)
• Sulfamethizol (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sulfaméthizol (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sulfamethizole (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sulfamethizolum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Lucosil
  Recip, Denmark



• Mesulfin (Sulfamethizole and Methenamine (veterinary use))
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States



• Micturol Sedante (Sulfamethizole and Phenazopyridine)
  Desma, Spain



• Pensulvit (Sulfamethizole and Tetracycline)
  SIFI, Italy



• Rufol
  Urgo, France



• Sulfametizol Actavis
  Actavis, Denmark



• Sulfametizol SAD
  Amgros, Denmark



• Sulphamethizole
  Pfizer, India



• Sulfametizol Actavis
  Actavis, Denmark



• Sulfametizol Nycomed
  Nycomed, Estonia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
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)

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