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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