Felypressin

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000056-59-7

Chemical Formula

C46-H65-N13-O11-S2

Molecular Weight

1040

Therapeutic Categories

Vasoconstrictor

Analogue of vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone, ADH)

Chemical Name

Vasopressin, 2-L-phenylalanine-8-L-lysine-

Foreign Names

• Felypressinum (Latin)
• Felypressin (German)
• Félypressine (French)
• Felipresina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Felipressina (OS: DCIT)
• Felypressin (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Félypressine (OS: DCF)
• Octapressin (IS)
• PLV-2 (IS)
• Felypressin (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Felypressinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Citanest Dental Octapressin (Felypressin and Prilocaine hydrochloride)
  Dentsply, Finland; Dentsply, Iceland; Dentsply, Norway



• Citanest Octapressin (Felypressin and Prilocaine)
  AstraZeneca, United Arab Emirates; AstraZeneca, Bahrain; AstraZeneca, Egypt; AstraZeneca, Iraq; AstraZeneca, Jordan; AstraZeneca, Kuwait; AstraZeneca, Lebanon; AstraZeneca, Libya; AstraZeneca, Oman; AstraZeneca, Qatar; AstraZeneca, Saudi Arabia; AstraZeneca, Syria; AstraZeneca, Yemen; Dentsply-Sankin, Japan; Dentsply Ltd.GB, Denmark



• Citanest with Octapressin (Felypressin and Prilocaine)
  Dentsply, New Zealand



• Xylonest Octapressin (Felypressin and Prilocaine)
  Dentsply, Germany

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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