Alcuronium Chloride

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0015180-03-7

Chemical Formula

C44-H50-Cl2-N4-O2

Molecular Weight

737

Therapeutic Category

Muscle relaxant, peripherally acting

Chemical Name

Toxiferine I, 4,4'-didemethyl-4,4'-di-2-propenyl-, dichloride

Foreign Names

• Alcuronii Chloridum (Latin)
• Alcuronium chlorid (German)
• Chlorure d'Alcuronium (French)
• Cloruro de alcuronio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Alcuronium Chloride (OS: USAN, JAN, BAN)
• Alcuronum (IS)
• Ro 4-3816 (IS: Roche)
• Alcuronii chloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Alcuronium (chlorure d') (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Alcuronium Chloride (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Alcuroniumchlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Alloferin
  ICN, Bahrain; Pharmaco, South Africa; Roche, Oman; Valeant, Germany

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
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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