Glycerol
In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
In the US, Glycerol is a member of the drug class laxatives and is used to treat Constipation and Cough.
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
A06AG04,A06AX01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000056-81-5
Chemical Formula
C3-H8-O3
Molecular Weight
92
Therapeutic Categories
Laxative, osmotically acting
Pharmaceutic aid
Food additive
Laxative, lubricant
Chemical Name
1,2,3-Propanetriol
Foreign Names
- Glycerolum (Latin)
- Glycerol (German)
- Glycérol (French)
- Glicerol (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Glycerin (OS: JAN)
- Glycérol (OS: DCF)
- E 422 (IS)
- Glycerin (PH: JP XV, USP 34)
- Glycerol (PH: BP 2011, Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 4)
- Glycérol (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Glycerolum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 4)
Brand Names
- Acnederm (Glycerol and Azelaic Acid)
Ego, Malaysia - Adulax Casen Fleet
Casen, Spain - Adult Glycerol
Martindale, Oman - Antidotalgen (Glycerol and Glycyrrhizic Acid)
Ta Fong, Taiwan - Babylax
Infectopharm, Germany; Mann, Luxembourg - Babylax (pediatric)
CB Fleet, Philippines - Bausch & Lomb Computer Eye Drops
Bausch & Lomb, Philippines - Bebegel
Meda, Malta - Bébégel
Meda, Malta; Meda, France - Benylin Childrens (pediatric)
McNeil, United Kingdom - Bonlax S. Pellegrino
Sanofi-Aventis, Italy - Boots Constipation Relief
Boots, United Kingdom - Boots Cough
Boots, United Kingdom - Bulboid
Melisana, Switzerland - Bulboid für Kinder und Säuglinge (pediatric)
Melisana, Switzerland - Butosan
Andromaco, Mexico - Calas de Glycerina Cifsa
CIFSA, Ecuador - Calcough Infant (pediatric)
McNeil, United Kingdom - Cardiplast
Optipharm, Greece - Care Virasoothe
Thornton & Ross, United Kingdom - Children Glycerol (pediatric)
Martindale, Oman - Colace
Shire, United States - Comosup
Farmasierra, Spain - Comosup niños (pediatric)
Farmasierra, Spain - Computer Eye Drops
Bausch & Lomb, Hong Kong - Covonia
Thornton & Ross, United Kingdom - Cristal
Cooper, France - Cristal Enfants (pediatric)
Cooper, France - Cristal Nourrissons (pediatric)
Cooper, France - Dentra (Glycerol and Chlorhexidine)
Intra, India - Dulcoenema
Boehringer Ingelheim España, Spain - Earex Plus (Glycerol and Choline Salicylate)
SSL International, United Kingdom - Egoderm Cream (Glycerol and Ichthammol)
Ego, New Zealand - Endura
Allergan, Argentina - Epi Soothe (veterinary use)
Virbac, South Africa - Eumocream
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, United Kingdom - Fleet Babylax
Fleet, United States; Rider, Chile - Fleet Babylax (pediatric)
Dany, Peru - Fleet Glycerin Suppositories
Baxter, New Zealand; Fleet, United States - Gely Lanzas
Faes, Spain - Gliceramin
Behrens, Venezuela; Suiphar, Dominican Republic - Glicerina Pasteur
Pasteur, Chile - Glicerina San Pellegrino
Sanofi-Aventis, Italy - Glicerina Supositorios
Pfizer, Venezuela - Glicerina
Calidad, Venezuela; OFA, Venezuela - Glicerinske
Celjske Lekarne, Slovenia - Glicerol Halychpharm
Halychpharm, Georgia - Glicerol Narval Pharma
Narval, Spain - Glicerol Vilardell
Vilardell, Spain - Glicerolo Carlo Erba
Carlo Erba OTC, Italy - Glicerolo Dynacren
Dynacren, Italy - Glicerolo Montefarmaco
Montefarmaco OTC, Italy - Glicerolo Zeta
Zeta, Italy - Glicerolo
Mediplants, Greece - Glicerotens
Llorens, Spain - Gliserin-Kansuk-B
Kansuk, Turkey - Gliserin-Kansuk-K
Kansuk, Turkey - Glutam
Zee, Georgia - Glycan Udder (Glycerol and Sorbitol (veterinary use))
DeLaval, Australia - Glycenon (Glycerol and Fructose)
I'rom Seiyaku Airomu, Japan - Glyceol (Glycerol and Fructose)
Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan - Glycereb (Glycerol and Fructose)
Terumo, Japan - Glycerin and Potash Solution (Glycerol and Potassium Hydroxide)
Fudimi Seiyaku, Japan - Glycerin Bebe Ni-The (pediatric)
Ni-The, Greece - Glycerin Fudimi Seiyaku
Fudimi Seiyaku, Japan - Glycerin LCM
LCM, Georgia - Glycerin Maruishi
Maruishi Pharmaceutical, Japan - Glycerin Meiji Seika
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Japan - Glycerin Mune Seiyaku
Mune Seiyaku, Japan - Glycerin Nakakita
Nakakita Yakuhin, Japan - Glycerin Nihon Generic
Nihon Generic, Japan - Glycerin Nikko Seiyaku
Nikko Seiyaku, Japan - Glycerin Sankei
Sankei Yakuhin, Japan - Glycerin Shiseido Seiyaku
Shiseido Seiyaku, Japan - Glycerin Sumio
Sumio Yakuhin, Japan - Glycerin Suppositories
Rougier, Canada - Glycerin Tokai Seiyaku
Tokai Seiyaku, Japan - Glycerin Tsukishima
Tsukishima Yakuhin, Japan - Glycerin Yakuhan
Yakuhan Seiyaku, Japan - Glycerin Yamazen
Yamazen Seiyaku, Japan - Glycerin Yoshida
Yoshida Seiyaku, Japan - Glycerin Yutaka Azuma Yakuhin
Yutaka Azuma Yakuhin, Japan - Glycerin
Actavis, United Kingdom; LCM, Malta; Pharco, Oman; Rekah, Israel; Thornton & Ross, United Kingdom; Thornton & Ross, Malta - Glycerin F (Glycerol and Fructose)
Hikari Seiyaku, Japan - Glycerin Inf.&Child. (pediatric)
Arab Center for Pharmaceutical and Chemical APAC, Oman - Glycerin Infant
Pharco, Oman - Glycerine Supp
Help, Greece - Glycerine Suppo's
Kela, Belgium - Glycerine
Botania, Greece; Carlo Erba, Ethiopia; Help, Greece; Zarmph, Greece - Glycerin-Suppositorien Fonte SA
Fonte SA, Switzerland - Glycerol Oba
OBA, Denmark - Glycerol Suppositories BP
Petrus, Australia - Glycerol Suppositories
PSM, New Zealand - Glycerol
MaCarthys, Malta; Sedico, Bahrain; Sella, Malta - Glycilax
Engelhard, Bahrain; Engelhard, Germany - Glycilax für Kinder (pediatric)
Engelhard, Germany - Glyerin Ni-The
Ni-The, Greece - Glymacken (Glycerol and Fructose)
Mohan, Taiwan; Mylan Seiyaku, Japan - Glyoktyl (Glycerol and Docusate Sodium)
Medic, Denmark - Glypose (Glycerol and Fructose)
Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan - Glyss
Opalia, Tunisia - Glyzerinzäpfchen Rösch
Rösch & Handel, Austria - Grenol (Glycerol and Fructose)
Ajinomoto, Japan - Gycerin F (Glycerol and Fructose)
Hikari Seiyaku, Japan - Hisiceol (Glycerol and Fructose)
Nipro Pharma Nipurofama, Japan - Idedex (Glycerol and Povidone-Iodine (veterinary use))
AgVantage Animal Health Products, Australia - Infant Glycerol (pediatric)
Martindale, Oman - Kanova
Lainco, Spain - Kanova niños (pediatric)
Lainco, Spain - Karicare Baby Ointment (Glycerol and Zinc oxide (pediatric))
Nutricia, New Zealand - Kezop (Glycerol and Ketoconazole)
Floreat, India - Kratol (Glycerol and Mannitol)
Molekule, India - Laxavit (Glycerol and Docusate Sodium)
Kela, Belgium - Laxolyne
Jaffar Pharmacy, Bahrain; Julphar, Oman; Julphar, Tunisia - Laxolyne (pediatric)
Jaffar Pharmacy, Bahrain - Lemsip Dry Cough
Reckitt Benckiser, New Zealand - Luvis (Glycerol and Propylene Glycol)
PharmaBrand, Ecuador - Microclismi Di Glicerina
Marco Viti Farmac., Italy - Milax
Berlin-Chemie, Germany - Miniderm
Aco Hud, Finland - Minitran
Meda, Norway - Nene-Lax
Dentinox, Germany - Nene-Lax (pediatric)
Dentinox, Germany - Norgalax (Glycerol and Docusate Sodium)
Norgine, Germany; Norgine, Netherlands - Novas
Innoderm, Philippines - Optive (Glycerol and Carmellose)
Allergan, Chile; Allergan, Germany; Allergan, Philippines - Otodolor
Ursapharm, Germany - Paidolax
Casen, Spain - Practomil
B. Braun Medical, Switzerland - Prolax
Jadran, Croatia (Hrvatska) - QV Gentle Wash
Ego, Malaysia - QV Skin Lotion (Glycerol and Paraffin, light liquid)
Ego, Hong Kong; Ego, Malaysia - QV Wash
Ego, Hong Kong; Ego, Malaysia; Ego, New Zealand; Ego, Singapore - Rectiofar
Pharmedic, Vietnam - Rhea Glycerin Suppository
Philusa, Philippines - Sani-Supp
G & W, United States - Secalia
Micro Gratia, India - Spray & Dip RTU (Glycerol and Povidone-Iodine (veterinary use))
DeLaval, Australia - Supogliz
Perez Gimenez, Spain - Supositorio de Glicerina
Volta, Chile - Supositorios de Glicerina Cuve
Perez Gimenez, Spain - Supositorios de Glicerina Fecofar
Fecofar, Argentina - Supositorios de Glicerina Franklin
Millet, Argentina - Supositorios de Glicerina
Basi, Portugal; Caldeira & Metelo, Portugal; Elea, Argentina - Supositorios Glicerina Brota
Escaned, Spain - Supositorios Glicerina Calber
Pentafarm, Spain - Supositorios Glicerina Cuve
Perez Gimenez, Spain - Supositorios Glicerina Dr Torrents
Torrents, Spain - Supositorios Glicerina Glycilax
Cinfa, Spain - Supositorios Glicerina Mandri
Mandri, Spain - Supositorios Glicerina Rovi
McNeil, Spain - Supositorios Glicerina Vilardell
Vilardell, Spain - Supositorios Glicerina Viviar
Viviar, Spain - Supositorios Glicerina
Valma, Chile - Supositorios Senosiain
Senosiain, Dominican Republic; Senosiain, Guatemala; Senosiain, Honduras; Senosiain, Panama; Senosiain, El Salvador - Supozitoare cu Glicerinã
Antibiotice, Romania - Suppositoire à la Glycérine Enfants Gifrer
Gifrer, France - Suppositoire à la Glycérine Gifrer Adultes
Gifrer, France - Suppositoire à la Glycérine Gifrer Nourrissons
Gifrer, France - Suppositoires à la Glycérine Centrapharm Adultes
Zambon, France - Suppositoires à la Glycérine Centrapharm Enfants
Zambon, France - Suppositoires à la Glycérine Centrapharm Nourrissons
Zambon, France - Suppositoires à la Glycérine Evolupharm
Evolupharm, France - Suppositoires A La Glycerine Lambo
Lambo, Belgium - Suppositoires à la Glycérine Monot Adultes
Merck Médication Familiale, France - Suppositoires à la Glycérine Monot Enfants
Merck Médication Familiale, France - Suppositoires à la Glycérine Monot Nourrissons
Merck Médication Familiale, France - Suppositoria Glycerini Galvex
Galvex, Slovakia - Suppositoria Glycerini Leciva
Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Slovakia - Supposte Di Glicerina
Marco Viti Farmac., Italy - Supposte Glicerina
Carlo Erba OTC, Italy - Thymol Glycerin Compound (Glycerol and Thymol)
PSM, New Zealand - Tixylix Baby (pediatric)
Alston Garrard, Malta - United Home Glydolax
Amherst Lab, Philippines - Verolax
Angelini, Spain; Angelini, Italy - Verolax niños (pediatric)
Angelini, Spain - Vifticol
F.T. Pharma, Vietnam - Vixorfit
Gezzi, Argentina - Wet Stuff
Universal Pharmaceutical, Hong Kong - Xin Long Glycerol
Winguide Huangpu, China
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| 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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