Diazoxide

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

In the US, Diazoxide (diazoxide systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: agents for hypertensive emergencies, glucose elevating agents and is used to treat Hypertensive Emergency and Hypoglycemia.

US matches:

• Diazoxide Suspension


• Diazoxide


• Diazoxide, Oral

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C02DA01,V03AH01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000364-98-7

Chemical Formula

C8-H7-Cl-N2-O2-S

Molecular Weight

230

Therapeutic Category

Antihypertensive agent

Chemical Name

2H-1,2,4-Benzothiadiazine, 7-chloro-3-methyl-, 1,1-dioxide

Foreign Names

• Diazoxidum (Latin)
• Diazoxid (German)
• Diazoxide (French)
• Diazoxido (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Diazossido (OS: DCIT)
• Diazoxide (OS: USAN, DCF, BAN)
• NSC 64198 (IS)
• Sch 6783 (IS: Schering)
• SRG 95213 (IS)
• Diazoxid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Diazoxide (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Diazoxidum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Diazoxide Double-Crane Pharm
  Double-Crane, China



• Diazoxide
  Hospira, Australia; Hospira, New Zealand



• Eudemine
  Goldshield, United Kingdom; UCB Pharma, United Kingdom



• Eudemine (veterinary use)
  UCB, United Kingdom



• Hyperstat I.V.
  Schering, United States



• Hyperstat
  Schering, United States



• Proglicem
  Essex, Germany; Essex Chemie, Switzerland; Schering-Plough, Argentina; Schering-Plough, France; Schering-Plough, Italy; Schering-Plough, Netherlands



• Proglycem
  Gate, United States; Schering-Plough, Canada



• Tensuril
  Cristália, Brazil

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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