Pentamidine

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

In the US, Pentamidine (pentamidine systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: inhaled anti-infectives, miscellaneous antibiotics and is used to treat Leishmaniasis, Pneumocystis Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis and Trypanosomiasis.

US matches:

• Pentamidine


• Pentamidine Solution


• Pentamidine Inhalation, oral/nebulization


• Pentamidine Injection


• Pentamidine Isethionate

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000100-33-4

Chemical Formula

C19-H24-N4-O2

Molecular Weight

340

Therapeutic Categories

Antiprotozoal agent, leishmaniocidal

Antiprotozoal agent: Trypanocidal

Chemical Name

Benzenecarboximidamide, 4,4'-[1,5-pentanediylbis(oxy)]bis-

Foreign Names

• Pentamidinum (Latin)
• Pentamidin (German)
• Pentamidine (French)
• Pentamidina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Pentamidine (OS: DCF, BAN)
• Pentamidine Isetionate (OS: BANM, JAN)
• Pentamidine 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate (IS)
• Pentamidine Isethionate (IS)
• Pentamidindiisetionat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pentamidine (diisétionate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pentamidine Diisetionate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pentamidine Isetionate (PH: Ph. Int. 4, BP 2010)
• Pentamidini diisetionas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pentamidini isetionas (PH: Ph. Int. 4)

Brand Names

• Fortal
  IFET, Greece



• HyperHAES
  Fresenius, Italy



• Benambax
  Sanofi Aventis, Japan



• NebuPent
  APP, United States



• Pentacarinat
  Aventis, Israel; Aventis, Luxembourg; Aventis, Peru; GlaxoSmithKline, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium; Sanofi-Aventis, Brazil; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Aventis, Italy; Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands; Sanofi-Aventis, New Zealand; Sanofi-Aventis, Sweden; Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand; Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain



• Pentacarinat (veterinary use)
  JHC, United Kingdom



• Pentam
  APP, United States



• Pentamidina Combino Pharm
  Combino, Spain



• Pentamidina Filaxis
  Filaxis, Argentina



• Pentamidina Richet
  Richet, Argentina



• Pentamidine Isethionate
  Baxter, United States; Hospira, Australia; Hospira, Canada; Hospira, Singapore; Hospira, United States; Steris, United States; Watson, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
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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