Metixene

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N04AA03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0004969-02-2

Chemical Formula

C20-H23-N-S

Molecular Weight

309

Therapeutic Category

Treatment of Parkinson's disease: Central anticholinergic

Chemical Name

Piperidine, 1-methyl-3-(9H-thioxanthen-9-ylmethyl)-

Foreign Names

• Metixenum (Latin)
• Metixen (German)
• Métixène (French)
• Metixeno (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Methixene (OS: BAN)
• Metixene (OS: DCIT, BAN)
• Métixène (OS: DCF)
• Methixene Hydrochloride (OS: USAN)
• Metixene Hydrochloride (OS: JAN, BANM)
• SJ 1977 (IS)
• Métixène (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Metixene Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Metixenhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Metixeni hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Cholinfall
  Tanabe Mitsubishi, Japan



• Methixart
  Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Tremaril
  LPB, Italy; Novartis, Hungary



• Tremarit
  AWD.pharma, Germany

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
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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