Ergometrine

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

UK matches:

• Ergometrine Injection BP 500 micrograms/1ml (SPC)
• Ergometrine Injection BP 0.05% w/v (hameln) (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

G02AB03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000060-79-7

Chemical Formula

C19-H23-N3-O2

Molecular Weight

325

Therapeutic Category

Oxytocic

Chemical Name

Ergoline-8-carboxamide, 9,10-didehydro-N-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-6-methyl-, [8ß(S)]-

Foreign Names

• Ergometrinum (Latin)
• Ergometrin (German)
• Ergométrine (French)
• Ergometrina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ergometrina (OS: DCIT)
• Ergometrine (OS: BAN)
• Ergométrine (OS: DCF)
• Ergobasin (IS)
• Ergonovine (IS)
• Ergometrine Maleate (OS: BANM, JAN)
• Ergonovine Maleate (IS)
• Ergométrine (maléate d') (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ergometrine Hydrogen Maleate (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Ergometrine Maleate (PH: BP 2010, JP XV, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ergometrinhydrogenmaleat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ergometrini hydrogenomaleas (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Ergometrini maleas (PH: Ph. Int. 2, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ergonovine Maleate (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Ergometrina
  Sanderson, Peru



• Ergometrine
  Gedeon Richter, Ethiopia



• Ergotrate
  Cipa, Peru



• Ergometrin Lek
  Lek, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Ergometrin
  Lek, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Lek, Slovenia



• Ergometrina maleato Salf
  Salf, Italy



• Ergometrina maleato
  Biosano, Chile; Sanderson, Chile



• Ergometrine Injection DBL
  Hospira, Australia; Hospira, New Zealand



• Ergometrine Maleate Fresenius
  Bodene, South Africa



• Ergometrine
  Fuji Yakuhin, Japan; Hameln, United Kingdom



• Ergonovina Drawer
  Drawer, Argentina



• Ergonovina Larjan
  Veinfar, Argentina



• Ergonovina Northia
  Northia, Argentina



• Ergonovine Maleate
  Alveda Pharma, Canada; Nysco, Taiwan



• Ergotrate
  Armstrong, Mexico; Bedford, United States



• Ermetrine
  Organon, Bangladesh



• Evina
  Klonal, Argentina



• Maleat de Ergometrinã
  Sicomed, Romania



• Malergo
  Farqui, Dominican Republic



• Metrergina
  Biol, Argentina



• Metrina
  Inga, Sri Lanka



• Mitrotan
  Gap, Greece



• Sergotonine (Ergometrine and Serotonin (veterinary use))
  Merial, France



• Syntometrine (Ergometrine and Oxytocin)
  Alliance, United Kingdom; Novartis, Australia; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis, South Africa

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)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)

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