Methenamine

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

In the US, Methenamine (methenamine systemic) is a member of the drug class urinary anti-infectives and is used to treat Bladder Infection and Prevention of Bladder infection.

US matches:

• Methenamine


• Methenamine/Sodium Biphosphate


• Methenamine/Sodium Phosphate


• Methenamine Hippurate


• Methenamine Mandelate


• Methenamine and Methenamine Salts

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01XX05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000100-97-0

Chemical Formula

C6-H12-N4

Molecular Weight

140

Therapeutic Categories

Antibacterial

Urinary tract antiseptic

Chemical Name

1,3,5,7-Tetraazatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane

Foreign Names

• Methenaminum (Latin)
• Methenamin (German)
• Méthénamine (French)
• Metenamina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Metenamina (OS: DCIT)
• Méthénamine (OS: DCF)
• E 239 (IS)
• Hexamine (IS)
• Urometine (IS)
• Urotropin (IS)
• Hexamethylentetraminum (PH: ÖAB 2009)
• Methenamin (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methenamine (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Méthénamine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methenaminum (PH: Ph. Helv. 8, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Formanol (IS)
• Hexacitrol (IS)
• Neotramin (IS)
• Uropurgol (IS)
• Esametilentetrammina anidrometilencitrato (PH: F.U. VIII)
• Methenamine Hippurate (OS: BAN, USAN)
• Hexamine Hippurate (IS)
• Hippramine (IS)
• R 657 (IS)
• Methenamine Hippurate (PH: USP 32)
• Hexamine Mandelate (OS: JAN)
• Methenamine Mandelate (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Antihydral
  Iromedica, Switzerland; Robugen, Germany; Robugen, Luxembourg



• Neturone
  Liba, Turkey



• Pedipur
  Prolab, Poland



• Stoppot
  Parafarm, Poland



• Taubenheil (veterinary use)
  Roenfri, Germany



• Helpa
  Adeka, Turkey



• Purinol
  Yeni, Turkey



• Uron
  Eras, Turkey



• Haiprex
  3M, Iceland; Meda, Denmark



• Hipeksal
  Leiras, Finland



• Hippurin
  Yeni, Turkey



• Hiprex
  3M, Costa Rica; 3M, Dominican Republic; 3M, Finland; 3M, Guatemala; 3M, Honduras; 3M, Israel; 3M, Kenya; 3M, Luxembourg; 3M, Morocco; 3M, Panama; 3M, Philippines; 3M, El Salvador; 3M, Zimbabwe; Douglas, New Zealand; iNova Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Meda, United Kingdom; Meda, Norway; Meda, Sweden; Sanofi-Aventis, United States



• Hip-Rex
  Marion Merrell Dow, United States



• Methenamine Hippurate
  CorePharma, United States



• Urex
  County Line Pharmaceuticals, United States



• Mandelamine
  Pfizer, Belize; Pfizer, Costa Rica; Pfizer, Guatemala; Pfizer, Honduras; Pfizer, Nicaragua; Pfizer, Panama; Pfizer, El Salvador; Pfizer, Venezuela; Warner Chilcott, United States



• Manuprin
  Yeni, Turkey



• Mesulfin (Methenamine and Sulfamethizole (veterinary use))
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States



• Methenamine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Methenamine Mandelate
  Actavis, United States; Rugby, United States



• Reflux
  ACE, Netherlands

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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