Bismuth Subcarbonate (International)
Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
Scheme
Ph. Eur.
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0005892-10-4
Chemical Formula
(BiO)2-C-O3
Molecular Weight
510
Therapeutic Categories
Antacid
Antidiarrheal agent
Astringent agent, topical
Chemical Name
Basic bismuth carbonate (USAN)
Foreign Names
- Bismuthi subcarbonas (Latin)
- Bismuth carbonat, basisches (German)
- Bismuth, sous-carbonate de (French)
- Carbonato de bismutila (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Bismuth Carbonate (OS: USAN)
- Bismuth Subcarbonate (OS: USAN, JAN)
- Bismuth Carbonate (IS)
- Bismuth carbonate oxide (IS)
- Bismuth oxycarbonate (IS)
- Bismutite (IS)
- Dibismuth carbonate dioxide (IS)
- UNII-M41L2IN55T (IS)
- Wismuthcarbonat, basisches (IS)
- Bismuth Subcarbonate (PH: BP 2018, USP 41)
- Bismuth subcarbonate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Bismuthi subcarbonas (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
Brand Names
- Amforol [+ Attapulgite, + Kanamycin] [veterinary use]
Zoetis, United States - Bismuth Subcarbonate
New Chemical, Taiwan - Bismuth Subcarbonate Chin Teng
Chin Teng Pharmaceutical Industrial, Taiwan - Bismuth Subcarbonate Genuine
Genuine, Taiwan - Bismuth Subcarbonate Hoei
Mylan Seiyaku, Japan - Bismuth Subcarbonate Johnson
Johnson, Taiwan - Bismuth Subcarbonate New Chem & Pharm
New Chemical, Taiwan - Bismuth Subcarbonate Union Lab
Union, Taiwan - Bismuth Subcarbonate Veterans
Taiwan Veterans, Taiwan - Bismuth Subcarbonate Washington Pharm
Washington, Taiwan - Changyanling [+ Gentamicin]
Sunstone Pharmaceutical, China - Gastop [+ Simeticone]
Bajer, Argentina - Magnésia Bisurada [+ Magnesium Carbonate, + Calcium Carbonate, + Sodium Bicarbonate]
Wyeth Pharma, Brazil - Qiyu [+ Gentamicin]
HongQi Pharmaceutical, China - Tridyn [+ Phthalylsulfathiazole, + Homatropine, + Neomycin]
Trifar, Paraguay - Weicon-BI
Hwang's, Taiwan - Wemet
Yuan Chou, Taiwan
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Ph. Eur. | European Pharmacopoeia |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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