Sulfacetamide

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

S01AB04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000144-80-9

Chemical Formula

C8-H10-N2-O3-S

Molecular Weight

214

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Sulfonamid

Chemical Name

Acetamide, N-[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl]-

Foreign Names

• Sulfacetamidum (Latin)
• Sulfacetamid (German)
• Sulfacétamide (French)
• Sulfacetamida (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Sulfacetamide (OS: BAN, DCIT)
• Sulfacétamide (OS: DCF)
• Sulfanilazetamid (IS)
• Sulphacetamide (IS)
• Sulfacetamide (PH: USP 32, Ph. Int. 4)
• Sulfacetamidum (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Sulfanilacetamidum (PH: ÖAB 2009)
• Sulfacetamide Sodium (OS: BANM)
• Sulfacétamide sodique (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sulfacetamide Sodium (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sulfacetamide, Soluble (PH: BP 2010)
• Sulfacetamid-Natrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sulfacetamidum natricum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Fludroxyl (Sulfacetamide and Neomycin, + Fludrocortisone (veterinary use))
  Laboratoire TVM, France



• Riacetamid
  Riyad Pharma, Oman



• S - 40
  Lansier, Peru



• Solutio Sulfacyli natrii
  Endokriniai, Latvia



• Sulfacetamida
  Blaskov, Colombia



• Sulfacyl-Na
  Sanitas, Georgia



• AK-Sulf
  Akorn, Peru; Akorn, United States



• Albucid
  Allergan, India; Nicholas, Indonesia



• Amacin (Sulfacetamide and Neomycin, + Prednisolone, + Polymyxin B sulfate (veterinary use))
  Jurox, Australia



• Anginamide
  Medgenix, Belgium



• Antebor
  Kela, Luxembourg; Wolfs, Belgium; Wolfs, Luxembourg



• Apisulfa
  Amman, Bahrain; Amman Pharmaceutical Industries Co., Oman



• Aureomix (Sulfacetamide and Chlortetracycline)
  SIT, Italy



• Blef-10
  Allergan, Colombia; Allergan, Peru



• Blefamide
  Allergan, Peru



• Bleph
  Allergan, Australia; Allergan, Bahrain; Allergan, United States



• Bleph-10
  Allergan, New Zealand; Allergan, United States



• Blephamide (Sulfacetamide and Prednisolone)
  Allergan, Bahrain; Allergan, Canada; Allergan, Switzerland; Allergan, United States; Pharm Allergan, Germany



• Brumeton Colloidale S (Sulfacetamide and Betamethasone)
  Bruschettini, Italy



• Celestone S Coloide (Sulfacetamide and Betamethasone)
  Schering-Plough, Spain



• Cetamide
  Alcon, United States



• Cetapred (Sulfacetamide and Prednisolone)
  Alcon, Oman



• Cetazin
  Sigmapharm, Austria



• Dermaseb
  Pablo Cassara, Argentina



• Facetem
  Pascual, Philippines



• Icid
  Nipa, Bangladesh



• Isopto Cetamide
  Alcon, Bahrain; Alcon, Botswana; Alcon, Eritrea; Alcon, Ghana; Alcon, Kenya; Alcon, Malawi; Alcon, Namibia; Alcon, Nigeria; Alcon, Tanzania; Alcon, Uganda; Alcon, United States; Alcon, Zambia; Alcon, Zimbabwe



• Isotic Cetride
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia



• Klaron
  Dermik, Israel; Sanofi-Aventis, United States



• Lennon Sulphacetamide
  Aspen Pharmacare Consumer, South Africa



• Locula
  East India, India



• Ocusulf
  Miza, United States



• Oftasul
  Dr. Collado, Dominican Republic



• Optimide
  Jayson, Bangladesh



• Optisol
  Fischer, Israel



• Otenor (Sulfacetamide and Chloramphenicol)
  Rafarm, Greece



• Paraqueimol
  Aché, Brazil



• Sivex
  Orva, Turkey



• Sodium Sulamyd
  Sandoz, Canada



• Sulf
  Novartis, United States



• Sulfa 10
  Meda, Belgium



• Sulfacel
  Optopics, United States



• Sulfacet
  Oftalmi, Venezuela



• Sulfacetamid Ofteno
  Sophia, Mexico



• Sulfacetamida La Santé
  La Santé, Colombia



• Sulfacetamida Sodica
  Opharm, Colombia



• Sulfacetamide Sodium 10%
  Perrigo, United States



• Sulfacetamide Sodium and Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate (Sulfacetamide and Prednisolone disodium phosphate)
  Alcon, United States; Bausch & Lomb, United States; Falcon, United States



• Sulfacetamide Sodium
  Akorn, United States; Alcon, United States; Bausch & Lomb, United States; Falcon, United States; Fougera, United States; Nycomed, United States; Taro, United States



• Sulfacetamidum
  Polfa Warszawa, Poland; Polpharma, Poland



• Sulfacid
  Fischer, Israel



• Sulfacollyre (Sulfacetamide and Phenylephrine (veterinary use))
  Véto-Centre, France



• Sulfex
  Xepa-Soul Pattinson, Hong Kong



• Sulop
  Medifarma, Peru



• Sulphacetamide-Polpharma
  Polpharma, Czech Republic



• Vasocidin (Sulfacetamide and Prednisolone)
  Novartis, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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