Digitoxin

In the US, Digitoxin is a member of the drug class inotropic agents.

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C01AA04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000071-63-6

Chemical Formula

C41-H64-O13

Molecular Weight

764

Therapeutic Category

Cardiac glycoside

Chemical Name

3beta-[O4-(O4-beta-D-Digitoxopyranosyl-beta-D-digitoxopyranosyl)-beta-D-digitoxopyranosyloxy]-14-hydroxy-5beta,14beta-card-20(22)-enolid

Foreign Names

• Digitoxinum (Latin)
• Digitoxin (German)
• Digitoxine (French)
• Digitoxina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Digitaline (OS: DCF)
• Digitossina (OS: DCIT)
• Digitoxin (OS: JAN, BAN)
• Digitoxine (OS: DCF)
• Digitoxoside (IS)
• Digitoxin (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, JP XV)
• Digitoxine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Digitoxinum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Digimed
  Corax, Germany



• Digimerck
  Merck, Austria; Merck, Germany; Merck, Hungary



• Digitaline Nativelle
  Procter & Gamble, Luxembourg



• Digitossina
  Salf, Italy



• Digitoxin AWD
  AWD.pharma, Germany



• Digitoxin
  Nycomed, Norway; UCB Pharma, United Kingdom



• Digitoxin-Philo
  Mibe, Germany

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)

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