Teprenone

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0006809-52-5

Chemical Formula

C23-H38-O

Molecular Weight

331

Therapeutic Category

Treatment of peptic ulcer

Chemical Name

6,10,14,18, Tetrametyl-5,9,13,17-nonadecatetraen-2-one, mixture of (5E,9E,13E) and (5Z,9E,13E) isomers

Foreign Names

• Teprenonum (Latin)
• Teprenon (German)
• Teprenone (French)
• Teprenona (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Teprenone (OS: JAN)
• Geranylgeranylacetone (IS)
• Teprenone (PH: JP XVII)

Brand Names

• Antagostin
  Yoshindo, Japan
• Antagostin 10%
  Yoshindo, Japan
• Demunaron
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Demunaron 10%
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Purubex
  Eisai, Indonesia
• Selbex
  Eisai, China; Eisai, Japan; Eisai, Myanmar; Eisai, Thailand
• Selbex 10%
  Eisai, Japan
• Seltepnon
  Takeda Teva Pharma, Japan
• Seltepnon 10%
  Takeda Teva Pharma, Japan
• Teprenone
  Kyowa Yakuhin, Japan; Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan; Sawai Seiyaku, Japan; Takeda Teva Pharma, Japan; Towa Yakuhin, Japan
• Teprenone 10%
  Kyowa Yakuhin, Japan; Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan; Sawai Seiyaku, Japan; Towa Yakuhin, Japan
• With
  Samjin, South Korea

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.

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