Ethacridine

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000442-16-0

Chemical Formula

C15-H15-N3-O

Molecular Weight

253

Therapeutic Categories

Antiseptic

Disinfectant

Chemical Name

3,9-Acridinediamine, 7-ethoxy-

Foreign Names

• Ethacridinum (Latin)
• Ethacridin (German)
• Ethacridine (French)
• Etacridina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ethacridine (OS: BAN)
• Éthacridine (OS: DCF)
• Ethacridine Lactate (OS: BANM)
• Acrinoli lactas (IS)
• Aethacridinum lacticum (IS)
• Ethodin (IS)
• Acrinol Hydrate (PH: JP XV)
• Ethacridine Lactate Monohydrate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ethacridini lactas monohydricus (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Pyorex
  Bailly-Creat, Tunisia



• Acridinpulver (veterinary use)
  WDT, Germany



• Acridinsalbe (veterinary use)
  WDT, Germany



• Acrinol
  Yakuhan Seiyaku, Japan



• Aethacridin Bichsel
  Bichsel, Switzerland



• Emcredil
  Unichem, India



• Liverall
  Daito, Japan



• Metifex
  Cassella-med, Germany



• Neochinosol
  Dermapharm, Germany



• Rivanol Galen
  Galen Pharma, Bulgaria



• Rivanol
  Dermapharm, Germany; Prolab, Poland



• Rivanolum roztwór
  Amara, Poland



• Rivanolum
  ICN, Poland



• Rivel
  EMO, Poland



• Rywanol
  Hasco, Poland



• Solution Ethacridine lactate
  Thalloderma, Bulgaria



• Vecredil
  Jagson Pal, India

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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