Erythromycin Acistrate

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0096128-89-1

Chemical Formula

C57-H105-N-O16

Molecular Weight

1060

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Macrolide

Chemical Name

Erythromycin, 2'-acetate, octadecanoate (salt)

Foreign Names

• Erythromycini acistras (Latin)
• Erythromycin acistrat (German)
• Acistrate d'erythromycine (French)
• Acistrato de erithromicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Erythromycin Acistrate (OS: USAN)
• Érythromycine (acistrate d') (OS: DCF)

Brand Names

• Erasis
  Orion, United Arab Emirates; Orion, Bahrain; Orion, Egypt; Orion, Jordan; Orion, Kuwait; Orion, Lebanon

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Glossary

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

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