Benzatropine

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N04AC01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000086-13-5

Chemical Formula

C21-H25-N-O

Molecular Weight

307

Therapeutic Category

Treatment of Parkinson's disease: Central anticholinergic

Chemical Names

3-(Diphenylmethoxy)tropane (WHO)

8-Azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane, 3-(diphenylmethoxy)-8-methyl-, endo-

Tropin-benzylhydrylether (IUPAC)

Foreign Names

• Benzatropinum (Latin)
• Benzatropin (German)
• Benzatropine (French)
• Benzatropina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Benzatropina (OS: DCIT)
• Benzatropine (OS: DCF, BAN)
• Benztropine (OS: BAN)
• MK 02 (IS)
• Benzatropine Mesilate (OS: BANM, JAN)
• Benzatropine methanesulfonate (IS)
• Benztropine Mesylate (IS)
• Benzatropine Mesilate (PH: BP 2010)
• Benztropine Mesylate (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Apo-Benztropine
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Czech Republic



• Benztrop
  AFT, New Zealand; Phebra, Australia



• Benztropine Mesylate
  Actavis, United States; CorePharma, United States; Hikma, United States; Lannett, United States; Mutual, United States; Nexus, United States; Pliva, United States; Rising Pharmaceuticals, United States; Teva USA, United States; Upsher-Smith, United States; USL Pharma, United States; Vintage, United States



• Cogentin
  Lundbeck, United States; Merck, United States; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Austria; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Hong Kong; Merck Sharp & Dohme, New Zealand; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Thailand; Ovation, United Kingdom; PharmaLink, Australia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
WHO	World Health Organization

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