Etacrynic Acid

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C03CC01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000058-54-8

Chemical Formula

C13-H12-Cl2-O4

Molecular Weight

303

Therapeutic Category

Loop diuretic agent

Chemical Name

Acetic acid, [2,3-dichloro-4-(2-methylene-1-oxobutyl)phenoxy]-

Foreign Names

• Acidum Etacrynicum (Latin)
• Etacrynsäure (German)
• Acide étacrynique (French)
• Acido etacrinico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Acide étacrynique (OS: DCF)
• Acido etacrinico (OS: DCIT)
• Etacrynic Acid (OS: BAN, JAN)
• Ethacrynic Acid (OS: BAN, USAN)
• MK 595 (IS: Merck)
• Acidum etacrynicum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Etacrynic Acid (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, JP XV)
• Etacrynique (acide) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Etacrynsäure (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ethacrynic Acid (PH: USP 32, JP XIV)
• Ethacrynate Sodium (OS: USAN)
• Ethacrynate Sodium (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Edecrin
  Aton, United States; Aton Pharma, Canada; Cahill May Roberts, Ireland; Merck, United States; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Ethiopia; PharmaLink, Australia



• Uregyt
  Egis, Georgia; Egis, Russian Federation



• Reomax
  Pfizer, Italy



• Sodium Edecrin
  Aton Pharma, Canada; Merck, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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