Terlipressin

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

H01BA04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0014636-12-5

Chemical Formula

C52-H74-N16-O15-S2

Molecular Weight

1227

Therapeutic Categories

Vasoconstrictor

Analogue of vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone, ADH)

Chemical Names

N-[N-(N-Glycylglycyl)glycyl]-8-L-lysine vasopressin (WHO)

N-[N-(N-Glycylglycyl)glycyl]-8-L-lysinvasopressin (IUPAC)

Vasopressin, N-[N-(N-glycylglycyl)glycyl]-8-L-lysine-

Foreign Names

• Terlipressinum (Latin)
• Terlipressin (German)
• Terlipressine (French)
• Terlipresina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Terlipressin (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Terlipressine (OS: DCF)
• TGLVP (IS)
• Triglycyllylpressin (IS)
• Glycylpressin (IS)

Brand Names

• Glypressin
  Ferring, Czech Republic; Ferring, Luxembourg; Ferring, Taiwan; Pharmaco, New Zealand



• Glypressine
  Ferring, Portugal



• Remestyp
  Ferring, Bulgaria; Ferring, Czech Republic; Ferring, Romania; Ferring, Slovakia; Ferring Leciva, Poland



• Glycylpressin
  Ferring, Germany



• Glypressin
  Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Spain; Ferring, Greece; Ferring, Lithuania; Ferring, Malta; Ferring, Sweden; Ferring, Turkey; Ferring, Vietnam; Medinet, Estonia; Medinet, Latvia



• Haemopressin Torrex
  Torrex Chiesi, Austria



• Haemopressin
  ProReo Pharma, Switzerland; Speciality European Pharma, France



• Variquel
  Hospira Nordic, Sweden; IS Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom



• Glipressina
  Ferring, Italy



• Glycylpressin
  Ferring, Argentina; Ferring, Austria



• Glypressin
  Ferring, United Arab Emirates; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Bahrain; Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, China; Ferring, Egypt; Ferring, Finland; Ferring, United Kingdom; Ferring, Hong Kong; Ferring, Hungary; Ferring, Ireland; Ferring, Iceland; Ferring, Jordan; Ferring, Kuwait; Ferring, Lebanon; Ferring, Luxembourg; Ferring, Netherlands; Ferring, Norway; Ferring, Qatar; Ferring, Saudi Arabia; Ferring, Singapore; Ferring, Slovenia; Ferring, Syria; Ferring, Thailand; Ferring, Yemen



• Glypressine
  Ferring, France



• Haemopressin
  Meduna, Germany

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Glossary

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

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