Colestilan

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0095522-45-5

Chemical Formula

(C4-H6-N2·C3-H5-Cl-O)n

Therapeutic Category

Antilipemic agent

Chemical Names

1H-Imidazole, 2-methyl-, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane (USAN)

2-Methylimidazole polymer with 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (WHO)

2-Methylimidazole-epichlorohydrin copolymer (JAN)

Epichlorohydrin-2-methylimidazole copolymer

Oxirane, (chloromethyl)-, polymer with 2-Methyl-1H-imidazole (USAN)

Poly[2-methylimidazol-co-(chlormethyl)oxiran] (1:1)

Foreign Names

• Colestilanum (Latin)
• Colestilan (German)
• Colestilan (French)
• Colestilan (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Colestilan Chloride (OS: USAN)
• Colestimide (OS: JAN)
• MCI-196 (IS)

Brand Names

• Cholebine
  Tanabe Mitsubishi, Japan



• Cholebine-Mini
  Tanabe Mitsubishi, Japan

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Glossary

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

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