Pefloxacin

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01MA03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0070458-92-3

Chemical Formula

C17-H20-F-N3-O3

Molecular Weight

333

Therapeutic Category

Antiinfective, quinolin-derivative

Chemical Names

1-Ethyl-6-fluor-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazin-1-yl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydrochinolin-3-carbonsäure (IUPAC)

1-Ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid

1-Ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid (WHO)

3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-1-ethyl-6-fluoro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-

3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-

Foreign Names

• Pefloxacinum (Latin)
• Pefloxacin (German)
• Péfloxacine (French)
• Pefloxacino (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Pefloxacin (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Pefloxacina (OS: DCIT)
• Péfloxacine (OS: DCF)
• EU 5306 (IS)
• RB 1589 (IS: RogerBellon)
• Pefloxacin Mesilate (OS: BAN)
• Pefloxacin Mesylate (OS: USAN)
• RP 41982 (IS: RhônePoulenc)
• Pefloxacin Mesilate (PH: BP 2010)
• Pefloxacin Mesilate Dihydrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Péfloxacine (mésilate de) dihydraté (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pefloxacini mesilas dihydricus (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pefloxacinmesilat-Dihydrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Abaktal
  Lek, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Lek, Bulgaria; Lek, Czech Republic; Lek, Georgia; Lek, Croatia (Hrvatska); Lek, Lithuania; Lek, Latvia; Lek, Poland; Lek, Romania; Lek, Russian Federation; Sandoz, Slovakia



• Isofloxin
  Beximco, Bangladesh



• Nobac
  Ibn Sina, Bangladesh



• Noflexin
  Novell, Indonesia



• Oxaflox
  Coronet Crown, Indonesia



• Pefbid
  Alembic, India



• Peflacine
  Aventis, Ghana; Aventis, Kenya; Aventis, Nigeria; Aventis, Peru; Aventis, Zimbabwe; Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh; Sanofi-Aventis, Burkina Faso; Sanofi-Aventis, Benin; Sanofi-Aventis, Central African Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Congo; Sanofi-Aventis, Cote D'ivoire; Sanofi-Aventis, Cameroon; Sanofi-Aventis, Gabon; Sanofi-Aventis, Guinea; Sanofi-Aventis, Madagascar; Sanofi-Aventis, Mali; Sanofi-Aventis, Mauritania; Sanofi-Aventis, Mauritius; Sanofi-Aventis, Niger; Sanofi-Aventis, Senegal; Sanofi-Aventis, Chad; Sanofi-Aventis, Togo; Sanofi-Aventis, Zaire; Sanofi-Aventis - Produtos farmacêuticos, S.A., Portugal



• Pefloksacyna
  Polfa Grodzisk, Poland



• Peflon
  GlaxoSmithKline, Bangladesh



• Peflox
  Drug International, Bangladesh



• Pefloxacin Domesco
  Domesco, Vietnam



• Pelox
  Wockhardt, Botswana; Wockhardt, Ghana; Wockhardt, India; Wockhardt, Kenya; Wockhardt, Malawi; Wockhardt, Namibia; Wockhardt, Sudan; Wockhardt, Tanzania; Wockhardt, Uganda; Wockhardt, Zambia



• Pelox-400
  Transatlantic International, Russian Federation



• Unikpef
  Unique, Russian Federation



• Bioflen
  Bruluart, Mexico



• Dexaflox
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia



• Felox
  Gracia Pharmindo, Indonesia



• Idrostamin
  Gap, Greece



• International Apex Pefloxacin
  Duopharma, Philippines



• Labocton
  Viofar, Greece



• Niux
  Sanitas, Argentina



• Peflacin
  Sanofi-Aventis, Brazil; Sanofi-Aventis, Italy



• Peflacine Injection
  Aventis, Ghana; Aventis, Kenya; Aventis, Nigeria; Aventis, Zimbabwe



• Peflacine
  Eczacibasi, Turkey; Egis, Poland; Sanofi-Aventis, Indonesia; Sanofi-Aventis, Vietnam



• Péflacine
  Egis, Hungary; Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Peflox
  Formenti, Italy



• Perti
  Biofarma, Venezuela



• Proflox
  Cipla, India; Cipla, Romania; Cipla, Vietnam

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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