Terfenadine

In the US, Terfenadine (terfenadine systemic) is a member of the drug class antihistamines and is used to treat Allergies, Conjunctivitis - Allergic, Eye Redness/Itching, Hay Fever and Urticaria.

US matches:

• Terfenadine

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

R06AX12

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0050679-08-8

Chemical Formula

C32-H41-N-O2

Molecular Weight

471

Therapeutic Categories

Antiallergic agent

Histamine, H₁-receptor antagonist

Chemical Name

1-Piperidinebutanol, α-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl]-4-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)-

Foreign Names

• Terfenadinum (Latin)
• Terfenadin (German)
• Terfénadine (French)
• Terfenadina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Terfenadina (OS: DCIT)
• Terfenadine (OS: BAN, JAN, USAN)
• Terfénadine (OS: DCF)
• RMI 9918 (IS: MarionMerrell)
• Terfenadin (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Terfenadine (PH: BP 2010, USP 23, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Terfénadine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Terfenadinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Bronal
  Galenika, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Galenika, Serbia



• Effie
  Codal Synto, Sri Lanka



• Histalergan
  Sanitas, Chile



• Rhinofed (Terfenadine and Pseudoephedrine)
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia



• Servinin
  Novartis, Bangladesh



• Tamagon
  Medochemie, Bahrain; Medochemie, Cyprus; Medochemie, Iraq; Medochemie, Jordan; Medochemie, Sri Lanka; Medochemie, Sudan; Medochemie, Yemen



• Tefen
  Srbolek, Serbia



• Teldane
  Aventis, Peru



• Terfenadin AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Terfenadine FLX
  Accord Healthcare, Netherlands



• Terfin
  Interbat, Indonesia



• Ternadin
  Dunar, Spain



• Triludan
  Aventis, Luxembourg

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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