Tetracosactide

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

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

2934

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. 9)
• Tetracosactide (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9)
• Tétracosactide (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Tetracosactidum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• 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, United States
• Cortrosyn 0.25mg
  Amphastar, Canada
• Cosyntropin
  Mylan Specialty, United States; Sandoz, United States
• Nuvacthen
  IFET, Greece
• Nuvacthen Depot
  IFET, Greece
• Synachten
  Novartis, Lebanon
• Synachten Depot
  Mallinckrodt Specialty Pharmaceuticals Ireland, Romania
• Synachten Retard
  Novartis, Lebanon
• Synacthen
  Alfasigma S.p.A, Netherlands; Global Service, Colombia; Sanolabor, Slovenia
• Synacthen Depot
  CIBA, Kuwait; Novartis, Egypt; Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite, Austria; LENIS, Slovenia
• Synacthen-depot
  VLD, Turkey
• Synacthene
  IFET, Greece
• Synacthène
  Alfasigma France, France
• Synacthene Depot
  IFET, Greece
• Synacthene Retard
  IFET, Greece
• Synacthène Retard [+ Zinc Chloride]
  Alfasigma France, France
• Cortrosyn
  Daiichi Sankyo, Japan
• Cortrosyn Z
  Daiichi Sankyo, Japan
• Nuvacthen Depot
  Alfasigma España, Spain
• Synacthen
  CD Pharma, Denmark; CD Pharma, Sweden; Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Defiante, Italy; Juno, New Zealand; Juno Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Mallinckrodt, United Kingdom; Novartis, Argentina; Sigma Tau, Belgium; Sigma-tau, Germany
• Synacthen [veterinary use]
  Albrecht, Germany
• Synacthen 0.25mg/ml
  Future Health Pharma, Switzerland; Sigma-tau, Luxembourg; Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite, Austria
• Synacthen Depot
  CD Pharma, Sweden; Juno, New Zealand; Mallinckrodt, United Kingdom; Novartis, Oman; Novartis AH, South Africa; Novartis, Chile; Sigma Tau, Belgium
• Synacthen Depot 1mg
  Sigma-tau, Germany; Sigma-tau, Luxembourg
• Synacthen Depot 1mg/ml
  Future Health Pharma, Switzerland; Takeda, Israel
• Synacthen
  Novartis, Venezuela
• Synacthen Depot
  Juno Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Mallinckrodt, Canada

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.

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