Tetracosactide
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
H01AA02
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0016960-16-0
Chemical Formula
C136-H210-N40-O31-S
Molecular Weight
2933
Therapeutic Category
Analogue of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Chemical Name
α¹-²⁴-Corticotropin
Foreign Names
- Tetracosactidum (Latin)
- Tetracosactid (German)
- Tétracosactide (French)
- Tetracosactida (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Cosyntropin (OS: USAN)
- Tetracosactide (OS: BAN, DCIT)
- Tétracosactide (OS: DCF)
- Ciba 30920 Ba (IS)
- Corticotropin tetracosapeptide (IS)
- Tetracosactrin (IS)
- Tetracosactid (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
- Tetracosactide (PH: BP 2016, Ph. Eur. 8)
- Tétracosactide (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
- Tetracosactidum (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
- Tetracosactide Acetate (OS: BANM, JAN)
- Tetracosactidi hexaacetas (IS)
- Tetracosactrin Acetate (IS)
- Cosyntropin zinc hydroxide (IS)
- Tetracosactrin Zinc Injection (PH: BP 2013)
Brand Names
- Cortrosyn
Amphastar, Canada; Amphastar, United States - Cosyntropin Sandoz
Sandoz, United States - Synachten
Novartis, Lebanon - Synachten Retard
Novartis, Lebanon - Synacthen
Novartis, Colombia; Novartis, Turkey; Sanolabor, Slovenia - Synacthen Depot
Novartis, Egypt; Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite, Austria - Synacthen-depot
Novartis, Turkey - Synacthene
IFET, Greece - Synacthène
Sigma-Tau, France - Synacthene Depot
IFET, Greece - Synacthene Retard
IFET, Greece - Synacthène Retard (Tetracosactide and Zinc Chloride)
Sigma-Tau, France - Cortrosyn
Daiichi Sankyo, Japan - Cortrosyn Z
Daiichi Sankyo, Japan - Nuvacthen
Defiante Farmaceutica S.A., Spain - Nuvacthen Depot
Defiante Farmaceutica S.A., Spain - Synachten Depot
Novartis, Romania - Synacthen
Biofutura Pharma, Italy; CD Pharma, Denmark; Defiante, Netherlands; Mallinckrodt, Switzerland; MPCA, Belgium; Novartis, Argentina; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Questcor Operations, United Kingdom; Sigma-tau, Germany; Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite, Austria; Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Ltd., Ireland - Synacthen Depot
Defiante, Portugal; Mallinckrodt, Switzerland; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis, Oman; Novartis AH, South Africa; Nycomed, Israel; Questcor Operations, United Kingdom; Sigma-tau, Germany; MPCA, Belgium; Novartis, Chile; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Canada
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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