Nitrogen (International)

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

V03AN04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007727-37-9

Chemical Formula

N2

Molecular Weight

28

Therapeutic Category

Medical gas

Chemical Name

minimum 99.5 per cent V/V Nitrogenapplies to Nitrogen for medical use (Ph. Eur.)

Foreign Names

• Nitrogenium (Latin)
• Stickstoff (German)
• Azote (French)
• Nitrogén (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Nitrogen (OS: JAN)
• E 941 (E Number) (IS)
• UNII-N762921K75 (IS)
• Azote (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Nitrogen (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, NF 33, Ph. Eur. 9, USP 35)
• Nitrogen, Low-Oxygen (PH: BP 2018)
• Nitrogenium (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Stickstoff (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

• Airapy [+ Oxygen]
  AGA Linde Healthcare, Denmark
• INOmax 400 ppm mol/mol
  Linde Gaz, Hungary
• Liquid Nitrogen
  Air Liquide Japan, Japan; Air Water, Japan
• Maxiair
  Maxima Air, Israel
• Medicinsk Luft Air Liquide 100% [+ Oxygen]
  Air Liquide Gas, Denmark
• Medicinsk Luft Praxair Scandinavia 100% [+ Oxygen]
  Praxair, Denmark
• Monoxid de Azot Messer
  Messer Romania Gaz, Romania
• Neophyr
  SOL, Romania
• Nitrogen
  Air Liquide Japan, Japan; Air Water, Japan; Airgas USA, United States; Aspen Pharma, United States; Norco, United States; Oxygen & Argon Works, Israel
• Protoxid de Azot Medicina Siad
  SIAD ROMÂNIA, Romania
• Protoxid de Azot Messer
  Messer Romania Gaz, Romania
• Protoxid de Azot Sol 100%
  SOL, Romania
• VasoKINOX
  Air Liquide Gas, Denmark
• VasoKINOX 800 ppm mole/mole
  Carbagas, Switzerland

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