Somatostatin
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
H01CB01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0038916-34-6
Chemical Formula
C76-H104-N18-O19-S2
Molecular Weight
1637
Therapeutic Categories
Growth hormone release inhibiting hormone, GHRIH (somatostatin)
Hemostatic agent, gastrointestinal tract
Chemical Name
Growth hormone-release inhibiting factor: L-alanylglycyl-L-cysteinyl-L-lysyl-L-asparaginyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-tryptophyl-L-lysyl-L-threonyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-threonyl-L-seryl-L-cysteine cyclic (3-14) disulfide (WHO)
Foreign Names
- Somatostatinum (Latin)
- Somatostatin (German)
- Somatostatine (French)
- Somatostatina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Somatostatin (OS: BAN)
- Somatostatina (OS: DCIT)
- Somatostatine (OS: DCF)
- Ayerst 25511 (IS: Ayerst)
- GH-RIH (IS)
- SRIF (IS)
- Somatostatin (PH: BP 2011, Ph. Eur. 7)
- Somatostatine (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Somatostatinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- SRIF-A (IS)
Brand Names
- Eklivan
Proel, Greece; Proel, Serbia - Etaxene
Alfa Wassermann, China - Hematinan
Bioreg, Peru - Modustatine
GlaxoSmithKline, China - Shishitai
Jida, China - Somatosan
Dem Ilaç, Turkey; Zydus, India - Somatostatin UCB
Medis, Slovenia - Somatostatin
Adeka, Turkey - Somatostatina
Servycal, Peru - Somatostatine UCB
UCB Pharma, Vietnam - Somatostatine-Belpharma
Eumedica, Belgium - Somatostatine-Eumedica
Eumedica, Belgium - Somatostatin-Eumedica
Eumedica, Bulgaria - Somatostatin-UCB
UCB, Greece; UCB, Indonesia - Sonafrine
Target Pharma, Greece - Stilamin
EMD, Canada; Merck, Switzerland; Merck, Hong Kong; Merck, Singapore; Merck, Thailand; Merck Serono, China; Merck Serono, Malaysia; Merck Serono, Taiwan; Serono, Bangladesh; Serono Europe Ltd., Lithuania - Somonal
Juste, Spain - Atostan
Pharmathen, Greece - Hening
Sandoz, China - Ikestatina
Neopharma, Venezuela - Lizhixue
C & O Pharmaceuticals, China - Resurmide
IBI, Italy - Sadolin
Elpen, Greece - Somabion
Medicus, Greece - Somargen
Vocate, Greece - Somaritin
Anfarm, Greece - Somastin
Faran Laboratories, Greece - Somatin
Closter, Colombia - Somatosan
Centapharm, Taiwan - Somatostatin DeltaSelect
DeltaSelect, Germany - Somatostatin Hexal
Hexal, Germany - Somatostatin Inresa
Inresa, Germany - Somatostatin Lyomark
Lyomark, Germany; Wasserburger, Bulgaria - Somatostatina Combino Pharm
Combino, Spain - Somatostatina Hikma
Hikma Italia, Italy - Somatostatina PH&T
PH&T, Italy - Somatostatina
Delta Farma, Argentina - Somatostatine UCB
UCB, Netherlands - Somatostatin-UCB
UCB, Greece; UCB, Hungary; UCB, Poland - Stilamin
EMD, Canada; Merck, South Korea; Merck Serono, Italy; Merck Serono, South Africa; Serono, Brazil; Serono, Myanmar; Serono, Venezuela
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| 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) |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
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