Azathioprine (International)
In the US, Azathioprine (azathioprine systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: antirheumatics, other immunosuppressants and is used to treat Atopic Dermatitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Behcet's Disease, Bullous Pemphigoid, Chronic Active Hepatitis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Cogan's Syndrome, Crohn's Disease, Crohn's Disease - Active, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Dermatomyositis, Eczema, Glomerulonephritis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Immune Thrombocytopenia, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Lupus, Lupus Nephritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Myopathy, Nephrotic Syndrome, Neurosarcoidosis, Organ Transplant - Rejection Prophylaxis, Pemphigoid, Pemphigus, Primary Biliary Cholangitis , Psoriatic Arthritis, Renal Transplant, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Takayasu's Arteritis, Ulcerative Colitis and Uveitis.
US matches:
- Azathioprine
- Azathioprine (Intravenous)
- Azathioprine (Oral)
- Azathioprine Injection
- Azathioprine Tablets
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
L04AX01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000446-86-6
Chemical Formula
C9-H7-N7-O2-S
Molecular Weight
277
Therapeutic Categories
Immunosuppressant
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, DMARD
Purine antagonist
Chemical Name
6-(1-metyl-4-nitroimidazol-5-yltio)purine (WHO)
Foreign Names
- Azathioprinum (Latin)
- Azathioprin (German)
- Azathioprine (French)
- Azatioprina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Azathioprine (OS: BAN, DCF, USAN, JAN)
- Azatioprina (OS: DCIT)
- BW 57-322 (IS)
- NSC-39084 (IS)
- UNII-MRK240IY2L (IS)
- Azathioprin (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Azathioprine (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
- Azathioprinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
- UNII-AM94R510MS (IS)
- Azathioprine Sodium (PH: USP 41)
Brand Names
- Amorin
Mass Pharma, Pakistan - Apo-Azathioprine
Apotex, Australia; Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Hong Kong - Atioprin
AqVida, Bosnia & Herzegowina; PharmaSwiss, Poland - Atioprin 25 mg
PharmaSwiss, Hungary - Atioprin 50 mg
AqVida, Bulgaria; PharmaSwiss, Hungary - Atsimutin
PharmaSwiss, Estonia; PharmaSwiss, Croatia (Hrvatska); PharmaSwiss, Lithuania; PharmaSwiss, Latvia; PharmaSwiss, Slovenia; PharmaSwiss Ceska, Romania - Aza Thioprine Acdima
Acdima, Egypt - Azadus
Kappa Pharmaceutical, Thailand - Azafalk
Dr. Falk, Lithuania; Dr. Falk, Portugal; Dr. Falk Pharma, Slovenia; Dr. Falk Pharma Benelux, Netherlands - Azafalk 100 mg
Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria; Falk, Germany; Vifor, Switzerland - Azafalk 25mg
Falk, Germany - Azafalk 50 mg
Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria; Falk, Germany; Vifor, Switzerland - Azafalk 75 mg
Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria; Falk, Germany; Vifor, Switzerland - Azafor
Sofar, Italy - Azaimun
mibe, Germany - Azaimun 50mg
Dermapharm, Switzerland - Azamedac 50mg
medac, Germany - Azamun
Douglas, New Zealand; Excelsior, Taiwan; Pharmaplan, South Africa; Takeda, Finland - Azamune
A.J. & Co., Pakistan - Azanin
Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, Japan - Azapin
Arrow Pharmaceuticals, Australia - Azapress
Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa; Lennon, Taiwan - Azaprin
Nolver, Venezuela - Aza-Q
Juta, Germany - Azarek 25mg
Sandoz, Switzerland - Azarek 50mg
Sandoz, Switzerland - Azarekhexal
Hexal, Lithuania - Azarin
Novartis, Egypt - Azasan
AAIPharma, United States - Azathioprin - 1 A Pharma
1 A Pharma, Germany; 1A Pharma, Malta - Azathioprin acis
acis Arzneimittel, Germany - Azathioprin Actavis
Actavis, Sweden - Azathioprin AL
Aliud Pharma, Germany - Azathioprin Aqvida
AqVida, Germany - Azathioprin beta
Betapharm, Germany - Azathioprin dura N
Mylan dura, Germany - Azathioprin Heumann
Heumann, Germany - Azathioprin HEXAL
Hexal, Germany - Azathioprin Hexal 50 mg
Hexal Pharma, Austria - Azathioprin medac
medac, Czech Republic; medac, Finland; medac, Slovakia - Azathioprin Orifarm
Orifarm Generics, Sweden; Orifarm Generics, Denmark - Azathioprin ratiopharm
Teva, Denmark - Azathioprin Sandoz
Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Germany - Azathioprin Sandoz 50 mg
Sandoz, Luxembourg - Azathioprin STADA
Stada Arzneimittel, Germany - Azathioprine
Chemipharm, Greece; FarmaSyn, Greece; Hexal, Netherlands; Moshimfarmpreparati, Russian Federation; Pharmacare, Pakistan; Sandoz, Netherlands - Azathioprine 25 mg
Generics UK, United Kingdom; Sandoz, United Kingdom - Azathioprine 50 mg
Actavis UK, United Kingdom; Generics UK, United Kingdom; Sandoz, United Kingdom; Teva Ilac, Turkey - Azathioprine 50 mg Atafarm
Atafarm, Turkey - Azathioprine Acdima
Acdima, Egypt - Azathioprine AN
Amneal Pharma, Australia - Azathioprine Aurobindo
Aurobindo, Netherlands - Azathioprine CF
Centrafarm, Netherlands - Azathioprine Cherubino
Cherubino, Malta - Azathioprine Combiphar
Combiphar, Indonesia - Azathioprine EG 50 mg
EG Labo, France - Azathioprine Generics
Generics, Egypt - Azathioprine GH
Generic Health, Australia - Azathioprine Glenmark
Glenmark, Malaysia - Azathioprine medac
Medac, Sweden - Azathioprine Mylan
Mylan, Netherlands; Mylan, Tunisia - Azathioprine Mylan 50 mg
Mylan, France - Azathioprine PCH
Pharmachemie, Hong Kong; Pharmachemie, Taiwan; Pharmachemie, South Africa - Azathioprine Pharmachemie
Combiphar/Pharmachemie, Indonesia; Pharmachemie, Taiwan - Azathioprine Pro Doc
Pro Doc, Canada - Azathioprine Rpg
Rpg, Egypt - Azathioprine Sandoz
Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Netherlands - Azathioprine Teva
Teva Nederland, Netherlands - Azathioprine Teva 50 mg
Teva Santé, France - Azathioprine VIS
Vis, Poland - Azathioprine-Jialin Pharm
Jialin Pharmaceutical, China - Azathioprine-Teva
Teva, Bulgaria - Azathioprin-neuraxpharm
neuraxpharm Arzneimittel, Germany - Azathioprin-ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Germany - Azatioprin Mylan
Mylan, Denmark; Mylan, Sweden - Azatioprina Asofarma
Raffo, Argentina - Azatioprina Carrion
Carrion, Peru - Azatioprina FA.PA.SA.
FA.PA.SA., Paraguay - Azatioprina Filaxis
Filaxis, Uruguay; Fresenius-Kabi, Argentina - Azatioprina Hexal
Hexal, Italy - Azatioprina Libra
Libra, Paraguay; Libra, Uruguay - Azatioprina medac
Medac, Portugal - Azatioprina Nolver
Nolver, Uruguay - Azatioprina Raffo
Raffo, Argentina - Azatioprina Rontag
Rontag, Argentina - Azatioprina Wellcome
Wellcome-GB, Italy - Azatrilem
Teva, Mexico - Azidral
Silanes, Mexico - Imasup
PharmaSwiss, Slovakia; PharmaSwiss, Czech Republic - Imazan
Eris Pharmaceutical, Australia - Immuless
Amoun, Egypt - Immunoprin
Ebewe, Estonia; Ebewe, Spain; Ebewe, Italy; Ebewe, Lithuania; Ebewe, Poland; Ebewe, Slovenia; Ebewe, Slovakia; Sandoz, Sweden - Immunoprin 100 mg
Ebewe Pharma, Austria; Ebewe Pharma, Bulgaria - Immunoprin 50 mg
Ebewe Pharma, Austria - Immunoprin 75 mg
Ebewe Pharma, Austria; Ebewe Pharma, Bulgaria - Imuger
Gerard, Ireland - Imunen
Cristália, Brazil - Imupirin
Salutas Pharma, Lebanon - Imuprin
Remedica, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Remedica, Cyprus; Remedica, Hong Kong; Remedica, Macedonia; Remedica, Malta; Remedica, Thailand; Remedica, Taiwan - Imuprine
Mylan, New Zealand - Imuran
Alloga, France; Aspen, Czech Republic; Aspen, Estonia; Aspen, United Kingdom; Aspen, Ireland; Aspen, Lithuania; Aspen, Malaysia; Aspen, New Zealand; Aspen, Philippines; Aspen, Poland; Aspen, Portugal; Aspen Japan, Japan; Aspen Labs, Mexico; Aspen Oss, Netherlands; Aspen Pharma, Brazil; Aspen Pharma, Latvia; Aspen Pharma, Romania; Aspen Pharma Trading, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Aspen Pharma Trading, Greece; Aspen Pharmacare, Australia; Aspen Pharmacare, Canada; Aspen Pharmacare, Hong Kong; Aspen Pharmacare/Menarini, Singapore; Excella, Bulgaria; Excella, Serbia; GlaxoSmithKline, Egypt; GlaxoSmithKline, Indonesia; GlaxoSmithKline, India; GlaxoSmithKline, Kuwait; GlaxoSmithKline, Lithuania; GlaxoSmithKline, Paraguay; GlaxoSmithKline, Taiwan; GlaxoSmithKline, Uruguay; GlaxoSmithKline, South Africa; GSK, Pakistan; IFET, Greece; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Pharmasan, Slovenia; PharmaSwiss, Croatia (Hrvatska); Sebela Pharmaceuticals, United States; Techsphere, Argentina; The Wellcome Foundation, Lebanon; VLD, Turkey; GlaxoSmithKline China Investment, China - Imuran 25mg
Aspen, Hungary; Excella, Israel - Imuran 50mg
Aspen, Hungary; Aspen Pharma, Oman; Excella, Israel - Imuran Mitis
Aspen, Belgium - Imuran Mitis 25mg
Aspen, Luxembourg - Imurek
Aspen Europe, Austria; Aspen Pharma, Germany; Eurim-Pharm, Austria - Imurek 25mg
Aspen, Switzerland - Imurek 50mg
Aspen, Switzerland - Imurel
Aspen, Norway; Aspen, Tunisia; Aspen Europe, Sweden; Aspen Nordic, Denmark; Aspen Nordic, Finland; Aspen Pharma Trading Ltd, Iceland; HAC Pharma, France; UCB, Spain - Imussuprex
Germed Farmaceutica, Brazil - Teva-Azathioprine
Teva Canada, Canada - Thioprine
Alphapharm, Australia - Thioprine 50
Sandoz, Australia - Zaprine
Hexal, South Africa - Zymurine
Zydus, India - Zytrim
Recordati, Germany - Imuran
Aspen, Belgium; Aspen, Ireland; Aspen Pharmacare, Canada - Imuran 50mg
Aspen, Luxembourg
Glossary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
BAN | British Approved Name |
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 |
WHO | World Health Organization |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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