Meglumine

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0006284-40-8

Chemical Formula

C7-H17-N-O5

Molecular Weight

195

Therapeutic Categories

Antiprotozoal agent, leishmaniocidal

Antiprotozoal agent: Trypanocidal

Contrast medium, radiography

Chemical Names

D-Glucitol, 1-deoxy-1-(methylamino)-

Methylglucamine, N-

N-Methyl-D-glucamin

Foreign Names

• Megluminum (Latin)
• Meglumin (German)
• Meglumine (French)
• Meglumina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Meglumina (OS: DCIT)
• Meglumine (OS: BAN, JAN)
• Méglumine (OS: DCF)
• Methylglukamin (IS)
• Methylgucamine (IS)
• Meglumine (PH: JP XIV, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, BP 2010)
• Méglumine (PH: Ph. Franç. Xe édit)
• Megluminum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Méglumine (antimoniate de) (OS: DCF)
• Meglumini stibias (IS)

Brand Names

• Glucantrix
  Master, Peru



• Glucantime
  Aventis, Tunisia; Sanofi-Aventis, Brazil; Sanofi-Aventis, Costa Rica; Sanofi-Aventis, Dominican Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Ecuador; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, Georgia; Sanofi-Aventis, Guatemala; Sanofi-Aventis, Honduras; Sanofi-Aventis, Nicaragua; Sanofi-Aventis, Panama; Sanofi-Aventis, El Salvador; Sanofi-Aventis, Venezuela; Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain



• Glucantime (veterinary use)
  Merial, France; Merial, Italy; Merial Portuguesa Lda, Portugal

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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