Nitroxoline

Scheme

Prop.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01XX07

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0004008-48-4

Chemical Formula

C9-H6-N2-O3

Molecular Weight

190

Therapeutic Category

Urinary tract antiseptic

Chemical Names

5-Nitro-8-quinolinol (WHO)

8-Hydroxy-5-nitrochinolin (IUPAC)

8-Quinolinol, 5-nitro-

Foreign Names

• Nitroxolinum (Latin)
• Nitroxolin (German)
• Nitroxoline (French)
• Nitroxolina (Spanish)

Generic Name

• Nitroxoline (OS: DCF, BAN)

Brand Names

• 5-Nitrox
  Pfizer, Russian Federation



• 5-Nok
  Lek, Georgia; Lek, Lithuania; Lek, Latvia; Lek, Russian Federation; Lek, Slovenia



• Nibiol
  Fournier, Taiwan



• Nicene
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Nilox
  CNP, Germany



• Nitroxolin
  Chephasaar, Serbia; Rosen, Germany



• Nitroxoline
  BHFZ, Georgia; Pharmatec, Georgia

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
OS	Official Synonym
Prop.INN	Proposed International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
WHO	World Health Organization

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