Policresulen

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D08AE02,G01AX03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0101418-00-2

Therapeutic Categories

Wound healing agent

Antiseptic

Chemical Name

Benzenesulfonic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-, polymer with formaldehyde

Foreign Names

• Policresulenum (Latin)
• Policresulen (German)
• Policresulene (French)
• Policresuleno (Spanish)

Brand Names

• Albocresil
  Altana, Argentina; Altana, Brazil



• Albothyl
  Alfa, Peru; Altana, United Arab Emirates; Altana, Bangladesh; Altana, Bahrain; Altana, China; Altana, Ecuador; Altana, Egypt; Altana, Iraq; Altana, Iran; Altana, Jordan; Altana, Kuwait; Altana, Lebanon; Altana, Libya; Altana, Mexico; Altana, Malaysia; Altana, Oman; Altana, Philippines; Altana, Qatar; Altana, Saudi Arabia; Altana, Singapore; Altana, Taiwan; Nycomed, Germany; Nycomed, Hong Kong; Nycomed, Croatia (Hrvatska); Nycomed, Indonesia; Nycomed, Poland; Nycomed, Serbia; Pharos, Indonesia



• Altana Albothyl
  Altana Pharma, Vietnam



• Emaftol
  Ogna, Italy



• Faktu (Policresulen and Cinchocaine)
  Altana, Peru; Nycomed, Germany; Nycomed, Croatia (Hrvatska); Nycomed, Indonesia; Nycomed, Slovenia; Nycomed Pharma, Switzerland; Pharos, Indonesia



• Ginothyl
  Iqfarma, Peru



• Lotagen (veterinary use)
  Bayer Animal Health, South Africa; Essex, Austria; Essex Tierarzneimittel, Germany; Intervet, France; Schering-Plough Animal Health, Australia; Schering-Plough Vet, Italy; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Negatol
  Nycomed, Italy; Wild, Switzerland



• Nelex
  Nycomed, Portugal



• Vagothyl
  Polfa, Czech Republic; Polfa Pabianice, Georgia; Polfa Pabianice, Hungary; Polfa Pabianice, Lithuania; Polfa Pabianice, Latvia; Polfa Pabianice, Poland; Polfa Pabianskiy, Russian Federation

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Rec.INN

Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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