Artesunate

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

P01BE03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0182824-33-5

Chemical Formula

C19-H28-O8

Molecular Weight

384

Therapeutic Category

Antiprotozoal agent: Antimalarial

Chemical Names

(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-Decahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano(4,3-j)-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-ol, hydrogen succinate (WHO)

4-Oxo-4-(((3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-3,6,9-trimethyldecahydro-3,12-epoxypyrano(4,3-j)-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-yl hydrogen butanedioate

Butanedioic acid, mono((3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-decahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano(4,3-j)-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-yl) ester

Foreign Names

• Artesunatum (Latin)
• Artesunat (German)
• Artesunate (French)
• Artesunato (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Artesunate (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Artesunic Acid (IS)
• ARTS (IS)
• Artesunate (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Artesunatum (PH: Ph. Int. 4)

Brand Names

• Arsumax
  Sanofi-Synthelabo, Ghana; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Kenya; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Nigeria; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Tanzania; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Uganda



• Falcigo
  Cadila Gehört zu Zydus, India; Zydus Cadila, Myanmar



• Larimal (Artesunate and Amodiaquine)
  Ipca, Myanmar

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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