Pralidoxime

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

In the US, Pralidoxime (pralidoxime systemic) is a member of the drug class antidotes and is used to treat Anticholinesterase Overdose, Nerve Agent Poisoning and Organophosphate Poisoning.

US matches:

• Pralidoxime


• Pralidoxime injection


• Pralidoxime Chloride

Scheme

BAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

V03AB04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0006735-59-7

Chemical Formula

C7-H9-N2-O

Molecular Weight

137

Therapeutic Category

Antidote

Chemical Names

1-Methylpyridine-6-carbaldehyde oxime

2-Hydroxyiminomethyl-1-methylpyridinium

Foreign Names

• Pralidoximum (Latin)
• Pralidoxim (German)
• Pralidoxime (French)
• Pralidoxima (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Pralidoxime (OS)
• Protopam (IS)
• UNII-P7MU9UTP52 (IS)
• Pralidoxime Chloride (OS: USAN)
• 2-PAM (IS)
• 2-PAM Chloride (IS)
• ComboPen (IS)
• NSC 164614 (IS)
• Pralidoxine chloride (IS)
• Protopam chloride (IS)
• Pralidoxime Chloride (PH: USP 32)
• Pralidoxime Iodide (OS: BANM, USAN, JAN)
• PAM (IS)
• pyridine aldoxime methiodide (IS)
• pyridine aldoximine methiodide (IS)
• Pralidoximi iodidum (PH: Ph. Int. 2)
• Pralidoxinium méthoiodatum (PH: Ph. Helv. VI, Editio)
• Pralidoxime Methylsulfate (IS)
• Pralidossima metilsolfato (PH: F.U. XII)

Brand Names

• Duodote (Pralidoxime and Atropine)
  Meridian, United States



• Pamcl
  Oriental, Taiwan



• Pralidoxime Chloride
  Meridian, United States



• Protopam Chloride
  Baxter, United States



• Protopam (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States



• Neopam
  Troikaa, India



• Pam
  Dainippon Sumitomo, Japan



• Pralidoxime Iodide Injection
  Phebra, Australia



• Pralidoxime Iodide
  AFT, New Zealand



• Contrathion
  Sanofi-Aventis, Argentina; Sanofi-Aventis, Italy; SERB, France; SERB, Tunisia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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