Glucosamine

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

In the US, Glucosamine (chondroitin/glucosamine systemic) is a member of the drug class nutraceutical products and is used to treat Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis.

US matches:

• Glucosamine


• Glucosamine/Chondroitin/Primorine


• Glucosamine & Chondroitin with MSM


• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM Complex

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

M01AX05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0003416-24-8

Chemical Formula

C6-H13-N-O5

Molecular Weight

179

Therapeutic Category

Anti-inflammatory agent

Chemical Names

2-Amino-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose

2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose

D-Glucose, 2-amino-2-deoxy-

Foreign Names

• Glucosaminum (Latin)
• Glucosamin (German)
• Glucosamine (French)
• Glucosamina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Glucosamina (OS: DCIT)
• Glucosamine (OS: USAN, DCF)
• Chitosamine (IS)
• D-Glucosamin (IS)
• NSC-758 (IS)
• AI3-26077 (IS)
• A-Ssomose (IS)
• Chitosamine hydrochloride (IS)
• Cosamin (IS)
• D-Glucosamin hydrochlorid (IS: ASK)
• Glucosamine HCl (IS)
• Glucosamine hydrochloride (PH: USP 30)
• Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride (PH: USP 32)
• Glucosamine Sulfate Sodium Chloride (PH: USP 32)
• D-Glucosamin sulfat (IS)
• Tiocondraminum (IS)

Brand Names

• Arthricare
  MD, Singapore



• Arthroplus (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate (veterinary use))
  Véto-Centre, France



• Arthrovit Plus (Glucosamine and Diacerein)
  Lifestyle, India



• Cuine
  PMP, Vietnam



• Donacom
  Madaus, Belgium



• Fidiflex
  Fidimed, Slovenia



• Glucon
  Hutecs Korea, Vietnam



• Glucosamin
  Chephasaar, Serbia



• Glucosamina Sandoz
  Sandoz, Costa Rica; Sandoz, Dominican Republic; Sandoz, Guatemala; Sandoz, Nicaragua; Sandoz, Panama; Sandoz, El Salvador



• Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate)
  Pharmatech, Peru



• Glucosamine Pharma Nord
  Pharma Nord, Belgium; Pharma Nord, Ireland



• Glusamin
  PMP, Vietnam



• Jointfit
  Combiphar, Indonesia



• Lipathrec
  Verisfield, Greece



• Mediflex
  Kalbe Farma, Vietnam



• Perigona
  Chephasaar, Serbia



• Reflexor
  Combiphar, Indonesia



• Voltraflex Glucosamine
  Novartis Consumer Health, Poland



• Acitstav
  Biofarm, Poland



• Alateris
  Dee, United Kingdom



• Artrox
  Pfizer, Sweden



• Biozamina
  Biofarm, Poland



• Cartril-S powder
  Upha, Singapore



• Doppelherz
  GlucosaminhydrochloridQueisser, Germany



• Equistro (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate (veterinary use))
  Laboratoire Vétoquinol, France



• Fitbon
  Soho, Indonesia



• Flexor (Glucosamine and Chondroitin sulfate)
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia



• Flexove
  Navamedic, Austria



• Glucart
  Orion, Bangladesh



• Glucomed
  Merck, Spain; Navamedic, Denmark; Navamedic, Estonia; Navamedic, Lithuania; Navamedic, Latvia; Navamedic, Slovakia; Vitaflo, Sweden



• Glucosamart (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate)
  Pharmacare, Peru



• Glucosamil
  Verisfield, Greece



• Glucosamine HCl and Chondroitin (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate)
  Teva USA, United States



• Glucosamine (veterinary use)
  Nature Vet, Australia



• Glufan
  Rovi, Spain



• Glustin
  General Pharma, Bangladesh



• Joinix
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Mobilat Glucosamin
  Stada, Germany



• Movere
  Antula, Finland; Antula, Norway



• Osteoeze
  Galen, Ireland



• Reflon
  Beximco, Bangladesh



• Samin
  Weifa, Norway



• Seraquin (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate (veterinary use))
  Boehringer Ingelheim Santé Animale, France



• Stride (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate (veterinary use))
  S.E.O.A. Vétérinaire, France



• Tilex
  Square, Bangladesh



• Voltaflex Glucosaminhydrochlorid
  Novartis, Germany; Novartis, Estonia; Novartis, Latvia



• Voltaflex
  Novartis, Belgium



• Comfora
  Nordic Drugs, Finland; Nordic Drugs, Sweden



• Glucoflex
  Ampharco, Vietnam



• Glukosamin Copyfarm
  Orifarm, Sweden



• Glukosamin Pharma Nord
  Pharma Hus, Sweden



• Meticglucotin (Glucosamine and Chondroitin)
  PharmaMetics Products, Vietnam



• Osteomin (Glucosamine and Chondroitin)
  Mega Lifesciences, Vietnam



• Sinova
  BV Pharma, Vietnam



• Donacom
  Algol Pharma, Sweden



• Glucosamine ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Sweden



• Glucosine
  Recip, Sweden



• Medomin
  Med-One, Greece



• Minedon
  Help, Greece



• Adaxil
  Altana, Argentina



• Arthrimel
  Clonmel, Ireland



• Arthryl
  Rottapharm, Estonia; Rottapharm, Finland; Rottapharm, Lithuania; Rottapharm, Latvia; Rottapharm, Poland



• Artraxin
  Medagro, Poland



• Artridol
  Chile, Chile



• Artril
  Advance, Singapore



• Artrilase
  Bagó, Argentina; Lab Bago, Singapore



• Asoglutan
  Raffo, Argentina



• Baliartrin
  Baliarda, Argentina



• Belmalen
  Cetus, Argentina



• Bidisamin
  Bidiphar, Vietnam



• Bioflex
  Rottapharm, Chile



• Bipron
  Pharmalab, Peru



• Canca
  Chin Teng, Taiwan



• Carlutin
  Saokim Pharma, Vietnam



• Cartilox
  Galeno, Colombia



• Cartisorb
  Bioiberica, Spain



• Cartix
  Gotland, Colombia



• Cartril-S 250mg/350mg
  Upha, Singapore



• Chian
  Root, Taiwan



• Chitogen
  Weidar, Taiwan



• Coderol
  Almirall, Spain



• Curaflex
  Medicamenta, Ecuador; Tecnofarma, Colombia



• Dalibe
  Synthesis, Colombia



• Dinaflex
  Tecnofarma, Chile; Tecnofarma, Peru; Zodiac, Brazil



• Dona
  Helsinn, Ireland; Opfermann, Germany; Rottapharm, Bulgaria; Rottapharm, Czech Republic; Rottapharm, Georgia; Rottapharm, Hungary; Rottapharm, Italy; Rottapharm, Romania; Rottapharm, Slovakia



• Donacom
  Artropharm, Norway



• Donamin
  Genepharm, Greece



• Donarot
  Rottapharm, Greece



• Donarthril
  Rafarm, Greece



• Effer-Aktiv
  png Gerolymatos, Greece



• Elimer
  Nexus Medicals, Greece



• Energorot
  Proel, Greece



• Faximin
  Sandoz, Mexico



• Finartrit (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate)
  Garden House, Peru



• Findedol Max (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate)
  Farmindustria, Peru



• Findedol
  Farmindustria, Peru



• Findol
  Temis-Lostalo, Argentina



• Flexibel (Glucosamine and Chondroitin)
  Blubell, India



• Flexodon
  Labiana, Bulgaria



• Flexsa
  Mega Lifesciences, Vietnam



• Flexure (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate)
  Unimed, Peru



• G-Lenk
  Copyfarm, Finland



• Glexar
  Epifarma, Italy



• Glociten (Glucosamine and Chondroitin)
  Glomed, Vietnam



• Glucadol
  Leiras, Finland; Nycomed, Estonia; Nycomed, Latvia



• Glucasulf
  Kleva, Greece



• Gluco
  Sidus, Argentina



• Glucomax (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate)
  Refasa, Peru



• Glucorics
  AND, Taiwan



• Gluco-S
  MD, Singapore



• Glucosamil
  Verisfield, Greece



• Glucosamin 500 Saokim Pharma
  Saokim Pharma, Vietnam



• Glucosamin Copyfarm
  Copyfarm, Denmark



• Glucosamin CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Glucosamin Ferrosan
  Ferrosan, Denmark



• Glucosamin Gelenk
  Mezina, Denmark



• Glucosamin Glomed
  Glomed, Vietnam



• Glucosamin Jemo
  Jemo-Pharm, Denmark



• Glucosamin Ledflex
  Ledflex, Denmark



• Glucosamin Orion
  Orion, Finland



• Glucosamin Pharma Nord
  Pharma Nord, Bulgaria; Pharma Nord, Denmark; Pharma Nord, Finland; Pharma Nord, Norway



• Glucosamin
  Shou Chan, Taiwan



• Glucosamina Bexal
  Bexal, Spain



• Glucosamina Cinfa
  Cinfa, Spain



• Glucosamina Cinfamed
  Cinfa, Spain



• Glucosamina Colmed
  Colmed, Colombia



• Glucosamina Davur
  Davur, Spain



• Glucosamina Fidia
  Fidia, Italy



• Glucosamina Generis
  Generis, Portugal



• Glucosamina Korhispana
  Korhispana, Spain



• Glucosamina Mabo
  Mabo, Spain



• Glucosamina Normon
  Normon, Spain



• Glucosamina Pharma Nord
  Pharma Nord, Spain



• Glucosamina Rottapharm
  Rottapharm, Spain



• Glucosamina Sandoz
  Sandoz, Colombia; Sandoz, Spain



• Glucosamina Solfato DOC
  DOC Generici, Italy



• Glucosamina Solfato EG
  EG, Italy



• Glucosamina Tiedra Framaceutica
  Tiedra Farmaceutica, Spain



• Glucosamina
  Status Salud, Argentina



• Glucosamine Nycomed
  Nycomed, Netherlands



• Glucosamine Pharma Nord
  Pharma Nord, Estonia; Pharma Nord, Lithuania; Pharma Nord, Latvia; Pharma Nord, Netherlands



• Glucosamine Vocate
  Vocate, Greece



• Glucosamine
  Teva USA, United States



• Glucosamin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Glucozant
  Polyhronis, Greece



• Glukos
  HG.Pharm, Vietnam



• Glukotral
  Velka, Greece



• Glukozamin
  Pharma Nord, Hungary



• Glunarot
  Kalofolias, Greece



• Glusamine
  Meiji, Thailand



• Glusamon
  Farmedia, Greece



• Glutilage
  Beacons, Singapore



• Gluxine
  Recip, Norway



• Golsamin
  Sinil Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Vietnam



• Gool
  CSC, Hungary; Medicom, Slovakia; MRA, Lithuania



• Hespercorbin
  Zambon, Spain



• Hiperflex (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate)
  Pharmalab, Peru



• Josamine
  Johnson, Taiwan



• Laraned
  Euroned, Greece



• Leka
  Wörwag Pharma, Germany



• Martril
  Lotus, Taiwan



• Mecaflex (Glucosamine and Chondroitin Polysulfate)
  Roemmers, Peru



• Mecanyl
  Beta, Argentina



• Mediflex
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Nerita
  Delegant Holdings, Greece



• New Wocomin
  Dae Han New Pharm, Vietnam



• Noractive (veterinary use)
  Norbrook, New Zealand; Norbrook, South Africa



• Oste OD
  Soho, Indonesia



• Osteofree
  PT Pertiwi Agung, Singapore



• Osteole
  Pinewood, Ireland



• Ostoflex
  Ampharco, Vietnam



• Oztis (Glucosamine and Chondroitin)
  Bridge Healthcare, Vietnam



• Pertinar
  Ivax, Argentina



• Phenxycap
  Danapha, Vietnam



• Progona
  CNP, Germany



• Reufin
  Sanitas, Chile



• Stopartroz
  Rompharm, Georgia



• Uteian
  Union Lab, Taiwan



• Vartalon
  Asofarma, Mexico; Nolver, Venezuela; Sandoz, Argentina



• Viartril
  Delta, Portugal; Novamed, Colombia; Rotta, Malaysia; Rotta, Singapore; Rotta Pharmaceuticals, Bolivia; Rotta Pharmaceuticals, Costa Rica; Rotta Pharmaceuticals, Dominican Republic; Rotta Pharmaceuticals, Guatemala; Rotta Pharmaceuticals, Honduras; Rotta Pharmaceuticals, Haiti; Rotta Pharmaceuticals, Panama; Rotta Pharmaceuticals, El Salvador; Rotta Pharmaceuticals, Thailand; Rotta Pharmalink, Philippines; Rottapharm, Chile



• Viartril-Rotta
  Rottapharm, Chile



• Viartril-S
  Rotta, Hong Kong; Rotta, Myanmar; Rottapharm, Chile; Rottapharm, China; Rottapharm, Taiwan; Rottapharm, Vietnam



• Vinagluco
  Hasan, Vietnam



• Vital
  Yu Sheng, Singapore



• Xicil
  Rottapharm, Spain

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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