Pepsin
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
A09AA03
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0009001-75-6
Therapeutic Category
Digestive enzyme
Chemical Name
Pepsin powder is prepared from the gastric mucosa of pigs, cattle or sheep. It contains gastric proteinases, active in acid medium (pH 1 to 5) (Ph. Eur.)
Foreign Names
- Pepsinum (Latin)
- Pepsin (German)
- Pepsine (French)
- Pepsina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Pepsine (OS: DCF)
- Saccharated Pepsin (OS: JAN)
- Lactated pepsin elixir (IS)
- Pepsin A (IS)
- Pepsin fortior (IS)
- Pepsin, bovine or porcine or ovine (IS)
- Pepsina polvere (IS)
- Poudre de pepsine (IS)
- Puerzym (IS)
- UNII-GID33S43J (IS)
- Pepsin (PH: BP 2016, Ph. Eur. 8)
- Pepsin powder (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
- Pepsini pulvis (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
- Poudre de pepsine (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
- Saccharated Pepsin (PH: JP XVI)
Brand Names
- Aditase-SF (Pepsin and Taka-Diastase)
Adroit Lifescience, India - Citropepsin
PharmaSwiss, Poland - Fermentol
Church & Dwight, Canada
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Ph. Eur. | European Pharmacopoeia |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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