Virginiamycin

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D06AX10

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0011006-76-1

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial

Chemical Name

Antibiotic produced by Streptomyces virginiae; a mixture of two principal antibiotic components virginiamycin M₁ and virginiamycin S₁

Foreign Names

• Virginiamycinum (Latin)
• Virginiamycin (German)
• Virginiamycine (French)
• Virginiamicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Virginiamycin (OS: BAN, USAN)
• Virginiamycine (OS: DCF)
• E 711 (IS)
• Staphylomycin (IS)
• Virgimycine (IS)

Brand Names

• Avatec (Virginiamycin and Lasalocid (veterinary use))
  Alpharma Animal Health, United States; Phibro Animal Health, United States



• Aviax (Virginiamycin and Semduramicin (veterinary use))
  Phibro Animal Health, United States; Phibro Animal Health, United States



• Bio Cox (Virginiamycin and Salinomycin (veterinary use))
  Phibro Animal Health, United States



• Clinacox (Virginiamycin and Diclazuril (veterinary use))
  Huvepharma, United States



• Coban (Virginiamycin and Monensin (veterinary use))
  Elanco Animal Health, United States; Phibro Animal Health, United States



• Eskalin (veterinary use)
  Phibro Animal Health, Australia



• Founderguard (veterinary use)
  Bomac, New Zealand; Hancroft, Australia; Virbac, South Africa



• Sacox (Virginiamycin and Salinomycin (veterinary use))
  Huvepharma, United States



• Stafac (Virginiamycin and Diclazuril (veterinary use))
  Huvepharma, United States



• Stafac (Virginiamycin and Halofuginon (veterinary use))
  Huvepharma, United States



• Stafac (Virginiamycin and Lasalocid (veterinary use))
  Phibro Animal Health, United States



• Stafac (Virginiamycin and Monensin (veterinary use))
  Elanco Animal Health, United States; Phibro Animal Health, United States



• Stafac (Virginiamycin and Salinomycin (veterinary use))
  Huvepharma, United States; Phibro Animal Health, United States



• Stafac (Virginiamycin and Semduramicin (veterinary use))
  Phibro Animal Health, United States



• Stafac (veterinary use)
  North American, United States; Phibro Animal Health, United States; Quali Tech, United States; Virbac, South Africa



• Stenorol (Virginiamycin and Halofuginone (veterinary use))
  Huvepharma, United States



• V Max (veterinary use)
  Phibro Animal Health, United States



• Virginiamycin (veterinary use)
  Alpharma Animal Health, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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