Ioxilan

In the US, Ioxilan is a member of the drug class non-ionic iodinated contrast media and is used to treat Aortography, Body Imaging, Cerebral Arteriography, Coronary Arteriography, Head Imaging, Intravenous Urography, Left Ventriculography, Peripheral Arteriography and Visceral Arteriography.

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

V08AB12

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0107793-72-6

Chemical Formula

C18-H24-I3-N3-O8

Molecular Weight

791

Therapeutic Categories

Contrast medium

Diagnostic agent

Chemical Names

(+/-)-N-(2,3-Dihydroxypropyl)-5-[N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)acetamido]-N'-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,6-triiodisophthalamid (IUPAC)

1,3-Benzenedicarboxamide, 5-[acetyl(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)amino]-N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-N'-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,6-triiodo- (USAN)

5-[Acetyl(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)amino]-N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-N'-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,6-triiodo-1,3-benzenedicarboxamide

N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-5-[N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)acetamido]-N'-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamide (WHO)

Foreign Names

• Ioxilanum (Latin)
• Ioxilan (German)
• Ioxilane (French)
• Ioxilan (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ioxilan (OS: USAN)
• CCRIS 6727 (IS)
• IOX (IS)
• Ioxilan (IS: Cook Imaging)
• Ioxitol (IS)
• Ioxilan (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Imagenil
  Japan Gerube, Japan



• Oxilan
  Guerbet, Turkey; Guerbet, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

Click for further information on drug naming conventions and International Nonproprietary Names.