Isotretinoin (International)
In the US, Isotretinoin (isotretinoin systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: miscellaneous antineoplastics, miscellaneous uncategorized agents and is used to treat Acne, Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia, Granuloma Annulare, Melanoma - Metastatic, Pityriasis rubra pilaris and Rosacea.
US matches:
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
D10AD04,D10BA01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0004759-48-2
Chemical Formula
C20-H28-O2
Molecular Weight
300
Therapeutic Categories
Antiacne agent
Retinoid
Chemical Name
Retinoic acid, 13-cis-
Foreign Names
- Isotretinoinum (Latin)
- Isotretinoin (German)
- Isotrétinoïne (French)
- Isotretinoina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Isotretinoin (OS: USAN, BAN)
- Isotretinoina (OS: DCIT)
- Isotrétinoïne (OS: DCF)
- 13-cis-retinoic acid (IS)
- Ro 4-3780 (IS)
- Isotretinoin (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9.5, USP 41)
- Isotrétinoïne (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Isotretinoinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.5)
Brand Names
- Aaiso
Iscon Life Sciences, India - Absorica
Ranbaxy, United States - Accuran
Nexus Medicals, Greece - Accure
Dermagen, Pakistan - Accutane Roche
Hoffmann-La Roche, Canada - Accutin
Sandoz, Denmark - Acne Free
Amoun, Egypt - Acne Free 0.025%
Amoun, Egypt - Acne Free 0.05%
Amoun, Egypt - Acnecur
Catedral, Paraguay - Acnecutan
Jadran Galenski, Russian Federation - Acnegen 10 mg
Biogen, Turkey - Acnegen 20 mg
Biogen, Turkey - Acnemin
Vinas, Spain - Acneone
Genesis, India - Acneral
Laboratorio Chile, Chile - Acneral MD
Laboratorio Chile, Chile - Acnestar
Mankind, India - Acneta
Taha Pharma, Tunisia - Acnetane
Al Pharm, South Africa - Acnetin A 0.025%
Sigma, Egypt - Acnetin A 0.05%
Sigma, Egypt - Acnétrait 10 mg
Arrow, France - Acnétrait 20 mg
Arrow, France - Acnétrait 40 mg
Arrow, France - Acnétrait 5 mg
Arrow, France - Acnetrex 10
Mega Lifesciences, Philippines - Acnetrex 20
Mega Lifesciences, Philippines - Acnex-20
Unichem, India - Acnezac
Olcare Laboratories, India - Acnisil
Assure Aplomb, India - Acnizo
Zenon, India - Acno
Ajanta, India; Paramount, Pakistan - Acnogen
Genepharm, Greece - Acnotin
Bago, Peru; Bagó, Ecuador; Laboratorio Bago, Chile; Mega Lifesciences, Hong Kong; Mega Lifesciences, Myanmar; Mega Lifesciences, Singapore; Mega Lifesciences, Thailand - Acnotren
Pharmathen, Lebanon - A-Cnotren
Pharmathen, Greece; Pharmathen, Thailand - Acnova
Germed Farmaceutica, Brazil - Acretin 0.025%
jamjom, Egypt - Acretin 0.05%
jamjom, Egypt - Actaven
Actavis Group, Poland - Acugen
Olive Healthcare, Philippines - Acutret
IPCA, India - Acutrex
Medica Korea, Philippines - Adclin
Sigman, India - Ai Si Jie
Dazhong Pharmaceutical, China - Aisoskin
Fidia Farmaceutici, Italy - Aknal
Dong-A, South Korea - Aknenormin
Almirall Hermal, Czech Republic; Almirall Hermal, Poland; Hermal, Slovakia - Aknenormin 10mg
Almirall Hermal, Germany; Almirall Hermal, Hungary - Aknenormin 20mg
Almirall Hermal, Germany; Almirall Hermal, Hungary - Aknetrent 10 mg
Recordati, Turkey - Aknetrent 20 mg
Recordati, Turkey - Amnesteem
Mylan, United States - Apex-Isotretinoin
Camox, South Africa - APO-Isotretinoin
Apotex, Australia - Atlacne
Atlas Farmc., Argentina - Atretin Lafrancol
Abbott, Colombia - Axotret
Axxon, Poland - Casius
Swiss & North, Ecuador - Cecnoin
Eurofarma, Brazil - Ciscutan 10 mg
Pelpharma, Austria - Ciscutan 20 mg
Pelpharma, Austria - Ciscutan 30 mg
Pelpharma, Austria - Ciscutan 40 mg
Pelpharma, Austria - Ciscutan 5 mg
Pelpharma, Austria - Claravis
Teva, United States - Clarus
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Canada - Contracne
Laboratoires Bailleul, Malta - Contracné
Bailleul, France - Cosmin
Saffron, Pakistan - Curacne
Pierre Fabre, Lebanon; Pierre Fabre, Tunisia; Pierre Fabre, Vietnam; Pierre Fabre Dermatologie, France; Pierre Fabre Dermatologie, Poland - Curacné
Pierre Fabre, Czech Republic; Pierre Fabre Medicament, Slovakia - Curacne Gé
Pierre Fabre, Tunisia - Curakne 10mg
Pierre Fabre, Switzerland - Curakne 20mg
Pierre Fabre, Switzerland - Curakne 40mg
Pierre Fabre, Switzerland - Curakne 5mg
Pierre Fabre, Switzerland - Curatane 10mg
Douglas, Israel - Curatane 20mg
Douglas, Israel - Curatane 5mg
Douglas, Israel - Cuticilin
Vivax, Venezuela - Decutan
Actavis, Tunisia; Actavis Group, Iceland; Actavis Group, Malta - Dercutane
Cantabria, Spain - Dermalona
Bagó, Colombia - Dermatane
Eris Pharmaceutical, Australia - Effederm
c. erba, Egypt - Epuris
Cipher Pharmaceuticals, Canada - Erynocin [+ Erythromycin]
Sante, Pakistan - Esotek [+ Erythromycin]
Zam Zam, Pakistan - Etrexin [+ Erythromycin]
Vem Ilaç, Turkey - Eudyna 0.05%
Abbott, Egypt - Faclynel
Italmex, Mexico - Flexresan
Centrum, Spain; Raymos, Argentina - Hyndriax
Roemmers, Peru - Inerta 10 mg
Actavis, Hungary - Inerta 20 mg
Actavis, Hungary - Inflader
Royal Pharma, Chile - I-Ret
Adcock Ingram, India - Isac
Systopic, India - Isdiben
Isdin, Spain - Isoacne
Pierre Fabre Iberica, Spain - Isoacne [+ Erythromycin]
Neophar, Pakistan - Isobest
Glenmark, India - Isocheck
Pharmacheck, Peru - Isocural
Pierre Fabre Sante, Belgium - Isocutan
Raffo, Argentina - Isoderm
Candid, Pakistan; Dermapharm, Germany; Sun-Farm, Poland - Isoface
Genome, Pakistan; Interpharm, Ecuador; Procaps, Colombia; Recalcine, Paraguay; Unimed, Peru; Vivax, Venezuela - IsoGalen
Galenpharma, Germany - Isolve
Suiphar, Dominican Republic - Isoriac
Pierre Fabre Italia, Italy - Isosupra
Smb Technology, Lebanon - Isosupra Lidose
Laboratoires SMB, Belgium - Isotane
Micro Gratia, India; Mylan, New Zealand - Isotina
Taiguk, South Korea - Isotinon
Hanmi, South Korea - Isotrat (C2)
Nova Química Farmacêutica, Brazil - Isotren
Korean Drug, South Korea - Isotret-HEXAL
Hexal, Germany - Isotretinoin
Alliance Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States; Ennogen Healthcare, United Kingdom; Ranbaxy, United Kingdom - Isotretinoin Actavis
Actavis, Sweden; Actavis, Slovakia - Isotretinoin AN
Amneal Pharma, Australia - Isotretinoin Jenson
Generics, Poland - Isotretinoin NeoFarma
NeoFarma, Malta - Isotretinoin Orifarm
Orifarm Generics, Norway; Orifarm Generics, Sweden - Isotretinoin Orion
Orion Pharma, Denmark; Orion Pharma, Finland - Isotretinoin Ranbaxy
Ranbaxy, Egypt - Isotretinoin Ratiopharm
Ratiopharm GmbH, Iceland - Isotretinoin Sandoz
Sandoz, Lithuania - Isotretinoin SCP
Southern Cross Pharma, Australia - Isotretinoin Terapia
Terapia, Romania - Isotretinoin Teva
Teva, Denmark - Isotretinoína Aurovitas
Aurovitas, Portugal - Isotretinoina Difa Cooper
Difa Cooper, Italy - Isotretinoina Dutriec
Dutriec, Paraguay - Isotretinoina EG
EG, Italy - Isotretinoina Elifarma 20mg
Elifarma, Paraguay - Isotretinoína EMS
EMS, Brazil - Isotretinoína Gen.Germed
Genéric.Germed, Brazil - Isotretinoína Generis
Generis, Portugal - Isotretinoina Idifarma
Ranbaxy, Spain - Isotretinoína Nova Quimica
Nova Química Farmacêutica, Brazil - Isotretinoína Orotrex
Medinfar, Portugal - Isotretinoina Pharma Arte
Pharma Arte, Paraguay - Isotretinoína Pierre Fabre
Pierre Fabre, Portugal - Isotretinoína Ranbaxy
Ranbaxy, Brazil - Isotretinoina Servimedic
Servimedic, Uruguay - Isotretinoina Stiefel
Stiefel, Italy - Isotretinoina Sun
SUN Pharmaceuticals Italia, Italy - Isotretinoína Valeant
Valeant, Brazil - Isotretinoïne Aurobindo
Aurobindo, Netherlands - Isotretinoine EG
Eurogenerics, Belgium - Isotretinoïne Mylan
Mylan, Netherlands - Isotretinoïne Sandoz
Sandoz, Netherlands - Isotretinoïne SUN
Sun Pharma, Netherlands - Isotretinoin-Humanity
XL, Georgia - Isotretinoin-Mepha 10mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Isotretinoin-Mepha 20mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Isotretinoin-Mepha 40mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Isotretinoin-PS
Pfizer, Australia - Isotretinoin-ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Germany - Isotretinoin-Teva 10 mg
Teva, Hungary - Isotretinoin-Teva 20 mg
Teva, Hungary - Isotrex
GlaxoSmithKline, Germany; GlaxoSmithKline, Singapore; Stiefel, China; Stiefel, Germany; Stiefel, Spain; Stiefel, United Kingdom; Stiefel, Hong Kong; Stiefel, Ireland; Stiefel, Italy; Stiefel, Mexico; Stiefel, Philippines; Stiefel, Pakistan; Stiefel, Portugal; Stiefel, Taiwan; Stiefel, South Africa; Stiefel Laboratories Polska Sp. z.o.o., Poland; Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh - Isotrex 0.05%
GlaxoSmithKline, Germany; Laboratorios Stiefel de Chile y Cia., Chile; Stiefel, Egypt - Isotrex 0.1%
GlaxoSmithKline, Germany - Isotrex Eritromicina [+ Erythromycin]
Stiefel, Spain - Isotrexin [+ Erythromycin]
GlaxoSmithKline, Cyprus; GlaxoSmithKline, Germany; GlaxoSmithKline, Romania; GlaxoSmithKline, Singapore; GlaxoSmithKline, Turkey; Stiefel, Germany; Stiefel, United Kingdom; Stiefel, Italy; Stiefel, Lebanon; Stiefel, Portugal; Stiefel, Taiwan; Stiefel Laboratories Polska Sp. z.o.o., Poland - Isotroin
Cipla, India; Cipla, Lebanon; Iasis Pharma, Greece; IASIS Pharmaceuticals Hellas, Cyprus; Servimedic, Uruguay - Izotek
PharmaSwiss, Poland - Izotziaja
Ziaja, Poland - Lisacne
ABL, Ecuador; Laboratorios Andromaco, Chile - Lissage 10
LIBRA, Uruguay - Lissage 20
LIBRA, Uruguay - Locatret 0.1%
GNP, Egypt - Mayesta
Bama-Geve, Spain - Munderm [+ Erythromycin]
Helba, Turkey; Merkez, Georgia - Myorisan
VersaPharm, United States - Neotrex
Serral, Mexico - Netlook
Andalous, Egypt - Nimegen
Medica Korea, South Korea; Medica Korea, Malaysia; Medica Korea, Singapore - Novacne
Novofarm, Greece - Novacne 0.05%
Novofarm, Greece - Oralne
Laboratorio Deutsche Pharma, Chile - Oraret
Palsons, India - Oratane
Arrow Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Darier, Mexico; Douglas, Hong Kong; Douglas, New Zealand; Douglas, Singapore; Pharmaplan, South Africa - Piplex
Mediderm, Chile; Mediderm, Peru - Procuta
Expanscience, France - Reducar
G.A. Pharmaceuticals, Hong Kong; Gap, Greece - Retin A 0.025%
Sofeco, Egypt - Retin A 0.05%
Janssen-Cilag, Egypt - Retmicin [+ Erythromycin]
Verisfield, Greece - Roaccutan
Investi, Argentina; Roche, Colombia; Roche, Ecuador; Roche, Italy; Roche, Peru; Roche, Paraguay; Roche, Venezuela; Roche Uruguay, Uruguay; Uhlmann-Eyraud Pharma, Switzerland - Roaccutan 10 mg
Roche, Hungary - Roaccutan 10mg
Roche Pharma Schweiz, Switzerland - Roaccutan 20 mg
Roche, Hungary - Roaccutan 20mg
Roche Pharma Schweiz, Switzerland - Roaccutane
F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Macedonia; Hoffmann La Roche, Kuwait; Roche, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Roche, Bangladesh; Roche, Belgium; Roche, Bulgaria; Roche, Estonia; Roche, Egypt; Roche, Hong Kong; Roche, Croatia (Hrvatska); Roche, Ireland; Roche, Lithuania; Roche, Moldova; Roche, Philippines; Roche, Romania; Roche, Thailand; Roche, Turkey; Roche, Taiwan; Roche, South Africa; Roche Products, Australia; Roche Products, United Kingdom; Rp Scherer, Lebanon - Roaccutane 0.05%
SERP, France - Roaccutane 10mg
Roche, Israel; Roche, Luxembourg; Roche, Oman - Roaccutane 20mg
Roche, Israel; Roche, Luxembourg; Roche, Oman - Roaccutane Roche
Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Latvia - Roacnetan
Productos Roche, Chile - Roacta
MacroPhar, Thailand - Roacutan
Roche, Brazil - Rocta
Southern Cross Pharma, Australia - Rotaxin
Hadjiconstantinou Bros, Cyprus - Rotren
Sapiens Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus - Sotret
Daiichi, Thailand; Elimera, Colombia; Terapia, Romania - Sotret 10mg
Ranbaxy, Oman - Sotret 20 mg
Ranbaxy, Oman; Terapia, Hungary - Stiefotrex
GlaxoSmithKline A.B.E.E., Greece - Stiefotrex 0.05%
GlaxoSmithKline A.B.E.E., Greece - Tai Er Si
Sine Pharmaceutical, China - Teweisi
Donghai Pharmaceutical, China - Tretin
Target Pharma, Greece - Tretinac 10mg
Recordati AG, Switzerland - Tretinac 20mg
Recordati AG, Switzerland - Tretinac 5mg
Recordati AG, Switzerland - Tretinex
Abbott, Colombia; Medana Pharma, Poland - Tufacne
AHPL, India - Xeractan 10mg
Jazeera Pharmaceutical Industry JPI, Oman - Xeractan 20mg
Jazeera Pharmaceutical Industry JPI, Oman - Zenatane
Dr. Reddy's, United States - Zerocutan
Joongwae Shinyak, South Korea - Zoretanin
Actavis, Turkey
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) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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