Loperamide Oxide

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A07DA05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0106900-12-3

Chemical Formula

C29-H33-Cl-N2-O3

Molecular Weight

493

Therapeutic Category

Antidiarrhoeal agent

Chemical Name

trans-4-(p-Chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-α,α-diphenyl-1-piperidinebutyramide 1-oxide

Foreign Names

• Loperamidum oxidum (Latin)
• Loperamid oxid (German)
• Loperamide Oxyde (French)
• Oxido de loperamida (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Loperamide Oxide (OS: BAN)
• R 58425 (IS: Janssen)
• Loperamide Oxide Monohydrate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Loperamidi oxidum monohydricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Arestal
  Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; EU-Pharma, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Janssen, Luxembourg; Janssen, Netherlands; Janssen-Cilag, France; Norgine, Netherlands



• Primodium
  Janssen-Cilag, Sweden

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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