Capsaicin

Scheme

USP

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

M02AB01,N01BX04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000404-86-4

Chemical Formula

C18-H27-N-O3

Molecular Weight

305

Therapeutic Categories

Topical agent: Hyperemic

Analgesic, topic

Chemical Name

(E)-N-Vanillyl-8-methyl-6-noneamid

Foreign Name

• Capsaicin (German)

Generic Name

• Capsaicin (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Advel
  Hexal, Germany



• Alacapsin
  Alacan, Spain



• Arafarmadol
  Arafarma, Spain



• Axsain
  Cephalon, United Kingdom; Cephalon, Ireland



• Capsaicin
  Valeo, Canada



• Capser
  Verisfield, Greece



• Capsicin Crema
  Viñas, Spain



• Capsicin
  BV Pharma, Vietnam



• Capsicum Farmaya
  Alacan, Spain



• Capsidol
  Janssen, Mexico; Viñas, Spain



• Capsina
  Bioglan, Iceland; Bioglan, Sweden; Bioglan Pharma, Norway



• Capzacin
  Combiphar, Indonesia



• Casacin
  CBC, Taiwan



• Casacine
  Latinfarma, Colombia



• Dolobene Hot
  Merckle Recordati, Germany



• Dolpyc
  Teofarma, Italy



• Gelcen
  Centrum, Spain; Intramed, Greece



• Hansamedic
  Beiersdorf, Luxembourg



• Hansapflast ABC Wärme Pflaster
  Beiersdorf, Luxembourg



• Hansaplast Wärme-Creme
  Beiersdorf, Austria



• Hansaterm
  Beiersdorf, Spain



• Katrum
  Atache, Spain



• Moment
  Apsen, Brazil



• Picasum
  Smaller, Spain



• Presyc
  Pasteur, Chile



• Qutenza
  Astellas, Germany; Neurogesx, United States



• Satogesic
  Sato Seiyaku, Japan



• Sensedol
  Centrum, Spain



• Zacin
  Cephalon, United Kingdom; Cephalon, Ireland



• Zostrix
  AFT, New Zealand; Link, Australia; Rafa, Israel

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