Ketanserin

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C02KD01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0074050-98-9

Chemical Formula

C22-H22-F-N3-O3

Molecular Weight

395

Therapeutic Categories

Vasodilator, peripheric

Antihypertensive agent

Serotonin antagonist

Chemical Name

2,4(1H,3H)-Quinazolinedione, 3-[2-[4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-1-piperidinyl]ethyl]-

Foreign Names

• Ketanserinum (Latin)
• Ketanserin (German)
• Kétansérine (French)
• Ketanserina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ketanserin (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Ketanserina (OS: DCIT)
• Kétanserine (OS: DCF)
• R 41468 (IS: Janssen)
• Ketanserin Tartrate (OS: BANM)
• KJK 945 (IS)
• R 49945 (IS)

Brand Names

• Sufrexal
  Janssen, Antigua & Barbuda; Janssen, Netherlands Antilles; Janssen, Netherlands Antilles; Janssen, Aruba; Janssen, Aruba; Janssen, Barbados; Janssen, Bermuda; Janssen, Bahamas; Janssen, Costa Rica; Janssen, Dominican Republic; Janssen, Grenada; Janssen, Guatemala; Janssen, Guyana; Janssen, Honduras; Janssen, Jamaica; Janssen, Cayman Islands; Janssen, Saint Lucia; Janssen, Luxembourg; Janssen, Mexico; Janssen, Nicaragua; Janssen, Panama; Janssen, Suriname; Janssen, El Salvador; Janssen, Trinidad & Tobago; Janssen, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines



• Vulketan (veterinary use)
  Janssen Animal Health, Ireland



• Ketanserin
  EU-Pharma, Netherlands



• Ketensin
  Janssen, Netherlands; ProStrakan, Netherlands



• Serepress
  Formenti, Italy



• Sufrexal
  Janssen, Luxembourg; Janssen, Thailand



• Vulketan (veterinary use)
  Biokema, Switzerland; Janssen Animal Health, Belgium; Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Luxembourg

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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