Menadione

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

Scheme

BAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B02BA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000058-27-5

Chemical Formula

C11-H8-O2

Molecular Weight

172

Therapeutic Category

Vitamin K

Chemical Name

1,4-Naphthalenedione, 2-methyl-

Foreign Names

• Menadionum (Latin)
• Menadion (German)
• Ménadione (French)

Generic Names

• Menadione (OS: BAN)
• Ménadione (OS: DCF)
• K-Vimin (IS)
• Menaphthene (IS)
• Menaphtone (IS)
• Methylnaphtochinonum (IS)
• Vikasolum (IS: USSRP)
• Vitamin K₃ (IS)
• Menadion (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Menadione (PH: BP 2011, Ph. Eur. 7, USP 34)
• Ménadione (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Menadionum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 2)
• Juva-K (IS)
• Menadionum Natrium bisulfurosum (IS)
• Menaphthone Sodium Bisulphite (IS)
• Natrium menadionsulfonicum (IS)
• Menadione Sodium Bisulfite (PH: USP XX)
• Menadioni Natrii Bisulfis (PH: Ph. Int. 2)
• Natrium menadionsulfonicum (PH: Ph. Helv. VI)

Brand Names

• Katin
  Sanitas, Chile
• Solquin (Menadione and Sulfaquinoxaline, + Diaveridine (veterinary use))
  International Animal Health, Australia
• Vitamin K Kimia
  Kimia Farma, Indonesia
• Hemadone
  Oboi, Philippines
• Introvit-K3 (veterinary use)
  Interchemie, Netherlands
• Izokappa (veterinary use)
  Izo, Italy
• K-50
  Valeant, Mexico
• Kapilin
  GlaxoSmithKline, India
• Keetomin
  CBC, Taiwan
• Libavit-K
  Liba, Turkey
• Menadione sodium bisulfite
  Nang Kuang, Taiwan
• Mestil-Ka
  Fada, Argentina
• Vicasol Darnitsa
  Darnitsa, Georgia
• Vicasol
  Biostimulator, Georgia; Borisov, Georgia; Irbitsky, Georgia
• Vikasolum
  Kalceks, Latvia
• Vitamin K Atlantic
  Atlantic, Malaysia; Atlantic Lab, Thailand
• Vitamina K
  Ponce & Benzo, Venezuela
• Vitamine K (veterinary use)
  Alfasan, Netherlands
• Vitamine K3 (veterinary use)
  Vetoquinol, France

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