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EFFECTIVE | TOXIC Names, Active Ingredient, and Brand Names The international nonproprietary name is warfarin, with the Latin variants Warfarin and Warfarinum. Medicinal products predominantly contain warfarin sodium — Warfarin sodium, the sodium salt of 3-(α-acetonylbenzyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin; the tablets contain a racemic mixture of the R- and S-enantiomers, with S-warfarin having...

EFFECTIVE | TOXIC Names Under Which Budesonide Is Available The international nonproprietary name is budesonide; in Russian, it is known as будесонид. The variants Budesonid and Budesonida are also found in documents and prescribing information. The drug is available as an inhalation powder and aerosol, a nebuliser suspension, a nasal spray, enteric-coated capsules, prolonged-release...

Limited Effectiveness | Nontoxic Names Under Which Bifonazole Is Available The international nonproprietary name is bifonazole, the Latin spelling is Bifonazole, and the pharmaceutical Latin variant is Bifonazolum. The active ingredient is usually supplied as the nonsalt form of bifonazole at a concentration of 1%, or 10 mg/g. Dosage forms include cream, solution, spray, powder,...

LIMITED EFFECTIVENESS | TOXIC Names Under Which Benzydamine Is Available The international nonproprietary name is benzydamine; the Latin name is benzydamine. Benzydamine hydrochloride is predominantly used in medicinal products. The main dosage forms include 0.15% and 0.30% oral and throat sprays, gargling solutions, 3 mg tablets or lozenges for dissolution, and, less commonly, vaginal...

EFFECTIVE | TOXIC Names Under Which the Drug Is Available International nonproprietary name: benzathine benzylpenicillin; Latin variants: Benzathine benzylpenicillin, Benzylpenicillin benzathine; American name: Penicillin G benzathine; the spellings benzathine penicillin G and benzathine penicillin are also used. The dosage form is a powder or a ready-to-use long-acting suspension...

EFFECTIVE | TOXIC Names of Benzocaine and Products with Hidden Duplication The international nonproprietary name is benzocaine, Benzocaine. In Russian-language instructions, pharmacy catalogs, and medical records, the drug is also referred to as anesthesin. Latin and chemical variants include Benzocainum, Benzocain, ethyl 4-aminobenzoate, ethyl p-aminobenzoate, and the ethyl ester...

EFFECTIVE | TOXIC Names Under Which Beclometasone Is Available The international nonproprietary name is beclometasone, with the Latin variants beclometasone and beclomethasone. Pharmaceutical formulations usually contain beclometasone dipropionate or beclomethasone dipropionate; it is a prodrug that is converted into the active metabolite beclometasone-17-monopropionate. The main forms are a...

EFFECTIVE | TOXIC Names under which aspirin is available The international nonproprietary name of the medicine is acetylsalicylic acid; the Latin and English variants are Acetylsalicylic acid, Aspirin, ASA and acetylsalicylate. In pharmacies and medical records, the medicine may be found under the names Aspirin, Aspirin Cardio, Thrombo ASS, Acecardol, CardiASK, Upsarin UPSA, Aspirin Express and...

Effective | toxic Names under which azelastine is available: the international nonproprietary name is azelastine, and the Latin spelling is azelastine; the active ingredient in medicinal products is usually present as azelastine hydrochloride — azelastine hydrochloride, azelastine HCl. The main dosage forms are metered-dose nasal sprays containing 0.1% or 0.15% and 0.05% eye drops. Brand names...

EFFECTIVE | TOXIC Names under which allopurinol is available The international nonproprietary name is allopurinol; the Latin spelling is Allopurinol. Its main active metabolite is oxypurinol, also known as alloxanthine. The medication is mainly available as 100 mg and 300 mg tablets; other strengths, oral suspensions, and intravenous formulations are available in some countries. Common...