Ammonium Chloride

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

In the US, Ammonium Chloride is a member of the following drug classes: minerals and electrolytes, urinary pH modifiers and is used to treat Alkalosis.

Scheme

USP

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B05XA04,G04BA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0012125-02-9

Chemical Formula

N-H4-Cl

Molecular Weight

53

Therapeutic Categories

Diuretic agent

Expectorant

Urological, acidifier

Chemical Names

Ammonium chloratum

Ammonium chloride (USAN)

Ammoniumchlorid (IUPAC)

Foreign Names

• Ammonii chloridum (Latin)
• Ammoniumchlorid (German)
• Chlorure d'ammonium (French)
• Amonio, cloruro de (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ammonium Chloride (OS: JAN)
• AI3-08937 (IS)
• Ammonium muriate (IS)
• CCRIS 7262 (IS)
• E 510 (IS)
• EINECS 235-186-4 (IS)
• HSDB 483 (IS)
• Muriate of Ammonia (IS)
• Sal Ammoniac (IS)
• Salmiac (IS)
• UNII-01Q9PC255D (IS)
• Ammonii chloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ammonium Chloride (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Acidurin (veterinary use)
  Apex Laboratories, Australia



• Addex-Ammoniumklorid
  Fresenius, Sweden



• Ammonio cloruro Galenica
  Galenica Senese, Italy



• Ammonio cloruro Salf
  Salf, Italy



• Ammonium Chloride
  Hospira, United States



• Apipulmol (Ammonium Chloride and Sulfogaiacol)
  Apipol, Poland



• Benylin Children's Liquid (Ammonium Chloride and Diphenhydramine (pediatric))
  Johnson & Johnson, South Africa



• Benylin Original (Ammonium Chloride and Diphenhydramine)
  Johnson & Johnson, South Africa



• Carafen (Ammonium Chloride and Caramiphen (veterinary use))
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States



• Cloruro Amonico Mein
  Fresenius, Spain



• Concentrat (veterinary use)
  Sogeval, France



• Conclyte-A
  Nipro PharmaNipurofama, Japan



• Diurex (veterinary use)
  Nature Vet, Australia



• Expectalin (Ammonium Chloride and Diphenhydramine)
  Johnson & Johnson, South Africa



• Extin
  Opfermann, Germany



• Farcolin (Ammonium Chloride and Salbutamol)
  Pharco, Bahrain; Pharco, Oman



• Kof-Kontrol (veterinary use)
  Vetsearch International, Australia



• Pottie's Cough Mixture (veterinary use)
  Sykes Vet International, Australia



• Stopkof
  National Pharmaceutical Industries Co. - NPI, Oman



• Urimav (veterinary use)
  Mavlab, Australia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USAN	United States Adopted Name
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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