Docosanol

Scheme

USAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D06BB11

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000661-19-8

Chemical Formula

C22-H46-O

Molecular Weight

326

Therapeutic Category

Antiviral agent

Chemical Names

1-Docosanol (USAN)

n-Docosanol (IUPAC)

Foreign Names

• Docosanol (German)
• Docosanol (French)

Generic Names

• Docosanol (OS: DCF, USAN)
• Behenic alcohol (IS)
• Behenyl alcohol (IS: INCI)
• Docosan-1-ol (IS: ASK)
• Docosyl alcohol (IS)
• IK-2 (IS)
• Lanette 22 (IS)

Brand Names

• Abrax
  CTS, Israel



• Abreva
  GlaxoSmithKline, United States; GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Canada



• Erazaban
  Healthcare, Slovenia; Healthcare Brands, Latvia; Healthcare Brands International, Slovakia



• Healip
  Aco Hud, Finland; Jenson, Greece; Jenson Pharmaceutical Services, Denmark



• Heloc
  Jenson, Norway



• Herepair
  Boryung, South Korea



• Lafrost
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Pigenil
  Pharmafar, Italy

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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