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Pilocarpine (International)

Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Pilocarpine (pilocarpine systemic) is a member of the drug class cholinergic agonists and is used to treat Xerostomia.

US matches:

Scheme

BAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N07AX01,S01EB01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000092-13-7

Chemical Formula

C11-H16-N2-O2

Molecular Weight

208

Therapeutic Categories

Miotic agent

Muscarinic receptor agonist (parasympathomimetic agent, direct acting)

Glaucoma treatment

Chemical Name

2(3H)-Furanone, 3-etyldihydro-4-[(1-metyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)metyl]-, (3S-cis)-

Foreign Names

  • Pilocarpinum (Latin)
  • Pilocarpin (German)
  • Pilocarpine (French)

Generic Names

  • Pilocarpine (OS: BAN, DCF, JAN)
  • Pilocarpine (PH: USP 41)
  • Pilocarpine Hydrochloride (OS: JAN, BANM)
  • Pilocarpine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Pilocarpine Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
  • Pilocarpine hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Pilocarpinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Pilocarpini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
  • Pilocarpine Nitrate (OS: BANM)
  • Pilocarpine (nitrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Pilocarpine Nitrate (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
  • Pilocarpine nitrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
  • Pilocarpini nitras (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
  • Pilocarpinnitrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

  • Fotil [+ Timolol]
    Santen Oy, Iceland
  • Fotil Forte [+ Timolol]
    Santen Oy, Iceland
  • Iotim-Plus [+ Timolol]
    FDC, India
  • Isopto Carpina
    Alcon, Paraguay
  • Isopto Carpine
    Alcon, Ethiopia
  • Isoptocarpine 1%
    Alcon, Egypt
  • Isoptocarpine 2%
    Alcon, Egypt
  • Isoptocarpine 3%
    Alcon, Egypt
  • Isoptocarpine 4%
    Alcon, Egypt
  • Medicarpine
    Medipak, Pakistan
  • Miokarpin
    Hemofarm, Bosnia & Herzegowina
  • Ocucarpine 1%
    Alexandria Co., Egypt
  • Ocucarpine 2%
    Alexandria Co., Egypt
  • Ocucarpine 3%
    Alexandria Co., Egypt
  • Ocucarpine 4%
    Alexandria Co., Egypt
  • Omaclopil
    Lafedar, Argentina
  • Pil Ofteno
    Sophia, Mexico
  • Pilagan
    Allergan, India
  • Pilo
    Chauvin, Tunisia
  • Pilocar
    FDC, India
  • Pilocarpin 2% Polfa
    Warszawskie Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polfa, Lithuania
  • Pilocarpina 2% Biosano
    Biosano, Paraguay
  • Pilocarpina Biosano
    Laboratorios Biosano, Chile
  • Pilocarpina Servimedic
    Servimedic, Uruguay
  • Pilocarpine 2% Amoun
    Amoun, Egypt
  • Pilocarpine 2% Martindale
    Martindale Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus
  • Pilocarpine 4% Martindale
    Martindale Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus
  • Pilocarpine Wu Fu
    Wu Fu, Taiwan
  • Pilogen
    Aristopharma, Bangladesh
  • Pilokarpino hidrochlorido 1% Endokrininiai preparatai
    Endokrininiai preparatai, Lithuania
  • Pilolol [+ Timolol]
    Unimed, Tunisia
  • Timpilo 4 [+ Timolol]
    Merck Sharp & Dohme, Lithuania
  • Adsorbocarpine 1%
    Nippon Tenganyaku Kenkyujo, Japan
  • Adsorbocarpine 2%
    Nippon Tenganyaku Kenkyujo, Japan
  • Apicarpin
    Amman Pharmaceutical, Oman
  • Asipine
    Asiatic Lab, Bangladesh
  • Cidren
    Cherubino, Malta; Vocate, Greece
  • Citol Astenopia [+ Potassium Iodide]
    Oftalmica, Paraguay
  • Citol Pilocarpina
    Oftalmica, Paraguay
  • Colircusi Pilocarpina
    Novartis Farmaceutica, Spain
  • Diocarpine 1%
    Dioptic Pharmaceuticals, Canada
  • Diocarpine 2%
    Dioptic Pharmaceuticals, Canada
  • Diocarpine 4%
    Dioptic Pharmaceuticals, Canada
  • Dropilton 2%
    Bruschettini, Italy
  • Dropilton 4%
    Bruschettini, Italy
  • Equiton [+ Timolol]
    Bruschettini, Italy; Bruschettini, Taiwan
  • Fotil [+ Timolol]
    Santen, Bulgaria; Santen, Germany; Santen, Denmark; Santen, Finland; Santen, Georgia; Santen, Kuwait; Santen, Lithuania; Santen, Latvia; Santen, Norway; Santen, Philippines; Santen, Russian Federation; Santen, Sweden; Santen Oy, Czech Republic
  • Fotil 5 mg/ml+20 mg/ml [+ Timolol]
    Santen, Hungary
  • Fotil Forte [+ Timolol]
    Santen, Bulgaria; Santen, Denmark; Santen, Finland; Santen, Georgia; Santen, Lithuania; Santen, Norway; Santen, Russian Federation; Santen Oy, Czech Republic
  • Fotil forte [+ Timolol]
    Santen, Sweden
  • Fotil forte 5 mg/ml+40 mg/ml [+ Timolol]
    Santen, Hungary
  • Glaucotensil [+ Timolol]
    Poen, Argentina; Poen, Paraguay
  • Glauko Biciron 1%/0,25% [+ Phenylephrine]
    S & K Pharma Schumann und Kohl, Germany
  • Isopto Carpina
    Alcon Cusi, Spain
  • Isopto Carpina 2%
    Alcon, Argentina; Alcon, Colombia
  • Isopto Carpine
    Alcon, Bahrain; Alcon, Greece; Alcon, Hong Kong; Alcon, Oman; Alcon, Philippines; Alcon, Taiwan; Alcon, South Africa; Novartis, Finland; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis, United States; Novartis Healthcare A/S, Iceland; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Canada
  • Isopto Carpine 1%
    Alcon, Luxembourg
  • Isopto Carpine 2%
    Alcon, Luxembourg
  • Isopto-Carpine 2%
    Alcon, Greece
  • Isopto-Carpine 4%
    Alcon, Greece
  • Isopto-Pilocarpine 2%
    Alcon, France
  • Locarpin-F
    Roster, Peru
  • Miokar
    Sanbe, Indonesia
  • Miokarpin
    Hemomont, Serbia
  • Normoglaucon [+ Metipranolol]
    Dr. Gerhard Mann, China
  • Oogdruppels Pilocarpine [veterinary use]
    Alfasan International, Netherlands
  • Picarpin
    Humax, Colombia
  • Pilo Grin
    Grin, Mexico
  • Pilobloc [+ Thymol]
    Santen OY-SF, Italy
  • Pilocar
    Oftalmi, Venezuela
  • Pilocarpin Puroptal 1%
    Agepha, Austria
  • Pilocarpin Puroptal 2%
    Agepha, Austria
  • Pilocarpina
    Allergan, Brazil; Tubilux Pharma, Italy
  • Pilocarpina cloridrato
    Tubilux Pharma, Italy
  • Pilocarpina HCl Pharma Arte
    Pharma Arte, Paraguay
  • Pilocarpina Lux
    Allergan, Italy
  • Pilocarpina Nicolich
    Laboratorio Saval, Chile
  • Pilocarpina Saval
    Saval, Paraguay
  • Pilocarpine
    Extemporaneous Product, New Zealand; Sintez, Georgia
  • Pilocarpine 1%
    MaCarthys, Malta; Martindale, United Kingdom
  • Pilocarpine 2%
    MaCarthys, Malta; Martindale, United Kingdom
  • Pilocarpine 2% Vitamed
    Vitamed, Israel
  • Pilocarpine 4%
    MaCarthys, Malta; Martindale, United Kingdom
  • Pilocarpine HCL O.P.D
    Shionogi, Taiwan
  • Pilocarpine Hydrochloride
    Akorn Animal Health, United States; IMPAX Laboratories, United States; Innogenix, United States; Lannett, United States; Perrigo, United States
  • Pilocarpine Oasis
    Oasis, Taiwan
  • Pilocarpine Synpac-Kingdom
    Synpac-Kingdom, Taiwan
  • Pilocarpinehydrochloride Teva
    Teva Nederland, Netherlands
  • Pilocarpine-Isopto
    Novartis, Belgium
  • Pilocarpine-Isopto 1%
    Novartis, Luxembourg
  • Pilocarpine-Isopto 2%
    Novartis, Luxembourg
  • Pilocarpine-OSL
    Opso Saline, Bangladesh
  • Pilocarpinum WZF 2%
    Polfa Warszawa, Poland
  • Pilocarpin-V Unimed Pharma
    Unimed Pharma, Lithuania
  • Pilocollyre
    Cooper, Greece
  • Pilocollyre 2%
    Cooper, Cyprus; Cooper, Greece
  • Pilokarpin
    Unimed Pharma, Slovakia
  • Pilokarpin CCS
    Trimb Healthcare, Sweden
  • Pilokarpino hidrochlorido 1% Kauno
    Kauno, Lithuania
  • Pilokarpino hidrochlorido 2% Kauno
    Kauno, Lithuania
  • Pilomann 0.5%
    Dr. Gerhard Mann, Germany
  • Pilomann 1%
    Dr. Gerhard Mann, Germany
  • Pilomann 2%
    Dr. Gerhard Mann, Germany
  • Pilomin
    Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey
  • Pilopt
    Pharmacy Retailing, New Zealand
  • Pilosed
    Bilim, Turkey
  • Prothenol
    Zwitter Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus; Zwitter Pharmaceuticals, Greece
  • Salaflow
    Yu Sheng, Taiwan
  • Salagen
    Adeka, Turkey; Eisai, Israel; Eisai, South Korea; Eisai, Thailand; Eisai, United States; Euroetika, Colombia; Kissei Pharmaceutical, Japan; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Merus, Portugal; Merus Labs, United Kingdom; Merus Labs, Greece; Merus Labs, Netherlands; MGI Pharma, Singapore; Novartis, Finland; Novartis Farma, Italy; P & D, Malta; Patheon, Taiwan; Pfizer, Canada; POA Pharma, Sweden; Rovi, Spain; SERB Laboratoires, France
  • Salagen 0.5%
    Kissei Pharmaceutical, Japan
  • Salagen 5 mg
    CPS Cito Pharma Services, Switzerland; Merus Labs Luxco, Hungary; Novartis Pharma, Austria
  • Salvakal
    Sam-On, Israel
  • Sanpilo 0.5%
    Santen Pharmaceutical, Japan
  • Sanpilo 1%
    Santen Pharmaceutical, Japan
  • Sanpilo 2%
    Santen Pharmaceutical, Japan
  • Sanpilo 3%
    Santen Pharmaceutical, Japan
  • Sanpilo 4%
    Santen Pharmaceutical, Japan
  • Spersacarpin 0,5%
    OmniVision, Germany
  • Spersacarpin 2%
    OmniVision, Germany
  • Spersacarpine
    CIBA, Kuwait
  • Spersacarpine 2%
    Novartis, Lebanon; OmniVision, Switzerland
  • Timicon [+ Timolol]
    Merck Sharp & Dohme, Italy
  • Timpilo 2 [+ Timolol]
    Merck Sharp & Dohme, Lithuania
  • TP-Ophtal [+ Timolol]
    Winzer, Germany
  • Wetol
    Beta, Argentina
  • Xerosal
    Nassington Ltd, Greece
  • Locarp [+ Chlorobutanol]
    Cadila, India
  • Minims Pilocarpine Nitrate
    Bausch & Lomb, Australia; Bausch & Lomb, Ireland; Bausch & Lomb, New Zealand
  • Minims Pilocarpine Nitrate 2%
    Bausch & Lomb UK, United Kingdom; Sanolabor, Slovenia; Valeant Canada, Canada
  • Minims Pilocarpinenitraat
    Bausch & Lomb Pharma, Netherlands
  • Pilocarpina Farmigea
    Farmigea, Italy
  • Pilocarpine Faure
    Europhta, Monaco
  • Pilocarpine Faure 1%
    Europhta, France
  • Pilocarpine Faure 2%
    Europhta, France
  • Pilocarpine Nitrate 1% Minims
    Chauvin, Kuwait
  • Pilocarpine Nitrate 2% Minims
    Chauvin, Kuwait
  • Pilocarpine Nitrate 4% Minims
    Chauvin, Kuwait
  • Pilocarpine-GuoGuang Pharm
    Guoguang Pharmaceutical, China
  • Pilokarpin Minims
    Bausch & Lomb, Norway
  • Rui Er Xin
    Anke Xinxing Pharmaceutical, China
  • Zhenrui
    Bausch & Lomb, China

Glossary

TermDefinition
BANBritish Approved Name
BANMBritish Approved Name (Modified)
DCFDénomination Commune Française
JANJapanese Accepted Name
OSOfficial Synonym
PHPharmacopoeia Name

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.

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