Saturday, October 17, 2009

Glycerol




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


In the US, Glycerol is a member of the drug class laxatives and is used to treat Constipation and Cough.

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A06AG04,A06AX01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000056-81-5

Chemical Formula

C3-H8-O3

Molecular Weight

92

Therapeutic Categories

Laxative, Enema

Laxative, lubricant

Laxative, osmotically acting

Chemical Name

1,2,3-Propanetriol

Foreign Names

  • Glycerolum (Latin)
  • Glycerol (German)
  • Glycérol (French)
  • Glicerol (Spanish)

Generic Names

  • Glycerin (OS: JAN)
  • Glycérol (OS: DCF)
  • E 422 (IS)
  • Glycerin (PH: USP 32, JP XV)
  • Glycerol (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
  • Glycérol (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
  • Glycerolum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

  • Adulax
    Casen, Spain


  • Adult Glycerol
    Martindale, Oman


  • ALK Soluprick Negativ kontrol
    ALK Abelló, Denmark


  • Babylax
    Mann, Luxembourg; Zuoz, Venezuela


  • Barra
    Neutrogena, Argentina


  • Bébégel
    Meda, Malta; Meda, Portugal; Meda, France


  • Bulboid
    Melisana, Switzerland


  • Calas de Glycerina Cifsa
    Cifsa, Ecuador


  • Cardiplast
    Optipharm, Greece


  • Colace
    Shire, United States


  • Comosup
    Farmasierra, Spain


  • Cristal Adultes
    Cooper, France


  • Cristal Enfants (pediatric)
    Cooper, France


  • Cristal Nourrissons (pediatric)
    Cooper, France


  • Czopki Glicerynowe
    Aflopa, Poland; Cefarm Olsztyn, Poland; Farmjug, Poland


  • Dagragel
    Meda, Portugal


  • Dulcoenema
    Boehringer Ingelheim, Spain


  • Egoderm Cream (Glycerol and Ichthammol)
    Ego, New Zealand


  • Epi Soothe (veterinary use)
    Virbac, South Africa


  • Farmino
    Bajer, Argentina


  • Fenolo Marco Nova Argentia (Glycerol and Phenol)
    Nova Argentia, Italy


  • Fenolo Marco Viti (Glycerol and Phenol)
    Marco Viti, Italy


  • Fenolo Zeta (Glycerol and Phenol)
    Zeta, Italy


  • Fleet Babylax
    CB Fleet, Malaysia; Dany, Peru; Fleet, Ecuador; Fleet, United States; Rider, Chile


  • Fleet Glycerin Suppositories
    Baxter, New Zealand; Fleet, United States


  • Fleet Supositorios de Glicerina
    Fleet, Ecuador


  • Gely Lanzas
    Faes, Spain


  • Gliceramin
    Behrens, Venezuela; Suiphar, Dominican Republic


  • Glicerina Bidestil Cuve
    Perez Gimenez, Spain


  • Glicerina Quimpe
    Quimpe, Spain


  • Glicerina San Pellegrino
    Sanofi-Aventis, Italy


  • Glicerina Supositorios
    Pfizer, Venezuela


  • Glicerina
    Calidad, Venezuela; Medicalex, Colombia; OFA, Venezuela; Pasteur, Chile; Quilab, Peru


  • Glicerinum
    Halychpharm, Georgia


  • Glicerol Isdin
    Isdin, Spain


  • Glicerol Narval Pharma
    Narval, Spain


  • Glicerol Vilardell
    Vilardell, Spain


  • Glicerolo + Sodio Cloruro Bioindustria Lim
    Bioindustria Lim, Italy


  • Glicerolo + Sodio Cloruro Diaco
    Diaco, Italy


  • Glicerolo + Sodio Cloruro Eurospital
    Eurospital, Italy


  • Glicerolo + Sodio Cloruro Fresenius
    Fresenius, Italy


  • Glicerolo + Sodio Cloruro Galenica
    Galenica Senese, Italy


  • Glicerolo + Sodio Cloruro Monico
    Monico, Italy


  • Glicerolo + Sodio Cloruro NovaSelect
    NovaSelect, Italy


  • Glicerolo + Sodio Cloruro Panpharma
    Panpharma, Italy


  • Glicerolo + Sodio Cloruro Salf
    Salf, Italy


  • Glicerolo Afom
    AFOM, Italy


  • Glicerolo Angelini
    Angelini, Italy


  • Glicerolo Carlo Erba
    Carlo Erba, Italy


  • Glicerolo Dynacren
    Dynacren, Italy


  • Glicerolo Farmacologico
    Farmacologico, Italy


  • Glicerolo Farve
    Farve, Italy


  • Glicerolo Marco Viti
    Marco Viti, Italy


  • Glicerolo New.Fa.Dem
    New.Fa.dem., Italy


  • Glicerolo Nova Argentia
    Nova Argentia, Italy


  • Glicerolo Pharma 30
    Pharma 30, Italy


  • Glicerolo Pietrasanta
    Pietrasanta, Italy


  • Glicerolo QualiFarma
    QualiFarma, Italy


  • Glicerolo Ramini
    Ramini, Italy


  • Glicerolo Sella
    Sella, Italy


  • Glicerolo Sofar
    Sofar, Italy


  • Glicerolo Zeta
    Zeta, Italy


  • Glicerolo
    Mediplants, Greece


  • Glicerolo Montefarmaco
    Montefarmaco OTC, Italy


  • Glicerolo Zeta
    Zeta, Italy


  • Glicerotens
    Llorens, Spain


  • Gliserin-Kansuk-B
    Kansuk, Turkey


  • Gliserin-Kansuk-K
    Kansuk, Turkey


  • Glycan Udder (Glycerol and Sorbitol (veterinary use))
    DeLaval, Australia


  • Glycenon (Glycerol and Fructose)
    I'rom SeiyakuAiromu, Japan


  • Glyceol (Glycerol and Fructose)
    Chugai, Japan


  • Glycereb (Glycerol and Fructose)
    Terumo, Japan


  • Glycerin and Potash Solution (Glycerol and Potassium Hydroxide)
    Fudjimi Seiyakushiyo, Japan


  • Glycerin Bebe Ni-The (pediatric)
    Ni-The, Greece


  • Glycerin Suppositories
    Rekah, Israel; Thornton & Ross, Georgia


  • Glycerin
    ACPC - Arab Center for Pharmaceutical and Chemical, Oman; LCM, Malta


  • Glycerine Pfizer
    Pfizer, Singapore


  • Glycerine Suppo's
    Kela, Belgium


  • Glycerine Suppo's Enfant et Bébé (pediatric)
    Kela, Belgium


  • Glycerine
    Carlo Erba, Ethiopia; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Rekah, Israel; Sam-On, Israel


  • Glycerin-Suppositorien Fonte
    Fonte SA, Switzerland


  • Glycerinzäpfchen Sanova
    Sanova, Austria


  • Glycerol Oba
    OBA, Denmark


  • Glycerol PSM
    PSM, New Zealand


  • Glycerol Suppositories BP
    MaCarthys, Malta; Petrus, Australia


  • Glycerol
    ABM, New Zealand; Chugai, Japan; MidWest, New Zealand; Multichem, New Zealand; PSM, New Zealand; Sedico, Bahrain; Sella, Malta


  • Glycilax
    Engelhard, United Arab Emirates; Engelhard, Bahrain; Engelhard, Cyprus; Engelhard, Germany; Engelhard, Kuwait; Engelhard, Lebanon; Engelhard, Qatar


  • Glycilax für Kinder (pediatric)
    Engelhard, Germany


  • Glyerin Ni-The
    Ni-The, Greece


  • Glykanchor
    Meiji Seika Kaisha, Japan


  • Glymacken (Glycerol and Fructose)
    Mylan Pharmaceutical, Japan


  • Glyoktyl (Glycerol and Docusate Sodium)
    Medic, Denmark


  • Glypose (Glycerol and Fructose)
    Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan


  • Glyss
    Opalia, Tunisia


  • Glyzerinzäpfchen Rösch
    Rösch & Handel, Austria


  • Grenol (Glycerol and Fructose)
    Ajinomoto, Japan


  • Gycerin F (Glycerol and Fructose)
    Hikari Seiyaku, Japan


  • Hisiceol (Glycerol and Fructose)
    Nipro PharmaNipurofama, Japan


  • Hunny
    Eskayef, Bangladesh


  • Idedex (Glycerol and Povidone-Iodine (veterinary use))
    AgVantage Animal Health Products, Australia


  • Infant Glycerol
    Martindale, Oman


  • JD
    Jeidorufu Seiyaku, Japan


  • Karicare Baby Ointment (Glycerol and Zinc oxide)
    Nutricia, New Zealand


  • Karicare Breast & Body Cream
    Nutricia, New Zealand


  • Kenei
    G Kenei Sakai SeiyakuTakeshi Sakai Seiyaku, Japan


  • Laxavit (Glycerol and Docusate Sodium)
    Kela, Belgium


  • Laxolyne
    Julphar, Bahrain; Julphar, Oman; Julphar, Tunisia


  • Lempsin Dry Cough
    Reckitt Benckiser, New Zealand


  • Lemsip Dry Cough
    Reckitt Benckiser, New Zealand


  • Microcel
    CPH, Portugal


  • Milax
    Berlin-Chemie, Germany


  • Minica
    Sato Seiyaku, Japan


  • Miniderm
    Aco Hud, Finland; Aco Hud, Norway; Aco Hud, Sweden


  • Minitran
    Meda, Norway


  • Nene-Lax
    Dentinox, Germany


  • Nene-Lax (pediatric)
    Dentinox, Germany


  • Neutrobar
    Darier, Mexico


  • Nitropelet
    Zentiva, Czech Republic


  • Norgalax (Glycerol and Docusate Sodium)
    Norgine, Germany; Norgine, Netherlands


  • Oriental
    Oriental PharmaceuticalOrientaru Yakuhin, Japan


  • Otodolor
    Ursapharm, Germany


  • Paidolax
    Casen, Spain


  • Practomil
    B. Braun Medical, Switzerland


  • Prolax
    Jadran, Croatia (Hrvatska)


  • Q.V. Bar
    Ego, Australia


  • QV Wash
    Ego, Hong Kong; Ego, New Zealand; Ego, Singapore


  • Rectiofar
    Pharmedic, Vietnam


  • Sani-Supp
    G & W, United States


  • Spray & Dip RTU (Glycerol and Povidone-Iodine (veterinary use))
    DeLaval, Australia


  • Supogliz
    Perez Gimenez, Spain


  • Supositorio de Glicerina
    Oysa, Peru; UQP, Peru; Volta, Chile


  • Supositorios de Glicerina Cuve
    Perez Gimenez, Spain


  • Supositorios de Glicerina Fecofar
    Fecofar, Argentina


  • Supositorios de Glicerina Franklin
    Millet, Argentina


  • Supositorios de Glicerina
    Basi, Portugal; Caldeira & Metelo, Portugal; Elea, Argentina


  • Supositorios Glicerina Brota
    Escaned, Spain


  • Supositorios Glicerina Calber
    Pentafarm, Spain


  • Supositorios Glicerina Cinfa
    Cinfa, Spain


  • Supositorios Glicerina Glycilax
    Rovi, Spain


  • Supositorios Glicerina Mandri
    Mandri, Spain


  • Supositorios Glicerina Rovi
    Pfizer, Spain


  • Supositorios Glicerina Torrent
    Torrents, Spain


  • Supositorios Glicerina Vilardell
    Vilardell, Spain


  • Supositorios Glicerina Viviar
    Viviar, Spain


  • Supositorios Glicerina
    Valma, Chile


  • Supositorios Senosiain
    Senosiain, Dominican Republic; Senosiain, Guatemala; Senosiain, Honduras; Senosiain, Mexico; Senosiain, Panama; Senosiain, El Salvador


  • Supozitoare cu Glicerinã
    Antibiotice, Romania


  • Suppositoria cum glycerolo et gelatina
    Qualiphar, Belgium


  • Suppositoria Glycerini Galvex
    Galvex, Slovakia


  • Suppositoria Glycerini Leciva
    Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Slovakia


  • Supposte Glicerina Carlo Erba
    Carlo Erba, Italy


  • Supposte Glicerina S.Pellegrino
    Sanofi-Aventis, Italy


  • Thymol Glycerin Compound (Glycerol and Thymol)
    PSM, New Zealand


  • Verolax
    Angelini, Italy; Angelini, Portugal; Farma Lepori, Spain


  • Vifticol
    F.T. Pharma, Vietnam


  • Vitrosups
    Llorens, Spain


  • Vixorfit
    Gezzi, Argentina


  • Xin Long Glycerol Enema
    Winguide Huangpu, China


  • Zetalax
    Zeta, Italy

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCFDénomination Commune Française
ISInofficial Synonym
JANJapanese Accepted Name
OSOfficial Synonym
PHPharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INNRecommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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