Thioctic Acid

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

Scheme

BAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A16AX01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000062-46-4

Chemical Formula

C8-H14-O2-S2

Molecular Weight

206

Therapeutic Category

Hepatoprotective agent

Chemical Name

1,2-Dithiolane-3-pentanoic acid

Foreign Names

• Acidum thiocticum (Latin)
• DL-alpha-Liponsäure (German)

Generic Names

• Thioctic Acid (OS: BAN, JAN)
• 6,8-Thioctsäure (IS)
• Lipoaminsäure (IS)
• α-Lipoic Acid (IS)
• Acidum thiocticum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Thioctic Acid (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• alpha-Liponsäure, Ethylenbis(azan)-Salz (IS)
• Ethylenediamine thioctate (IS)
• Thioctic acid diaminoethane (IS)
• Thioctic acid ethanediamine (IS)

Brand Names

• Alanox
  Darya-Varia, Indonesia



• Alpha-Lipogamma
  Wörwag Pharma, Germany



• Alpha-Lipon AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Alpha-Lipon Stada
  Stada, Germany



• Alpha-Lipon
  Stada, China



• alpha-Liponsäure Heumann
  Heumann, Germany



• alpha-Liponsäure Sandoz
  Sandoz, Germany



• Alpha-Liponsäure-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Alpha-RP
  MIP, Germany



• alpha-Vibolex
  CNP, Germany



• Berlithion
  Berlin-Chemie, Serbia; Berlin-Chemie, Russian Federation



• Berlition
  Berlin Chemie, Bosnia & Herzegowina



• Biletan
  Gador, Argentina



• Biomo-lipon
  Biomo, Germany



• espa-lipon
  Esparma, Germany; Esparma, Russian Federation; espharma, Lithuania



• Lipoicin
  Takeda, Hong Kong



• Liponsäure-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Lypoaran
  Kobayashi Kako, Japan



• Mecola Forte
  Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia



• Neurium
  Hexal, Germany



• Neurotioct
  TRB, Argentina



• Neutracol
  Beta, Argentina



• Retipon
  Mann, Germany



• Thioctacid
  Bayer, Mexico; Gen, Turkey; Meda, Austria; Meda, Germany; Meda, Lithuania; Meda, Romania; Meda Pharma, Slovakia; Pliva, Russian Federation; Viatris, Czech Republic; Viatris, Georgia; Viatris, Romania



• Thiogamma oral
  Wörwag Pharma, Czech Republic



• Thiogamma
  Artesan, Serbia; Solupharm, Bulgaria; Solupharm, Serbia; Worwag, Slovakia; Wörwag Pharma, Czech Republic; Wörwag Pharma, Germany; Wörwag Pharma, Georgia; Wörwag Pharma, Lithuania; Wörwag Pharma, Latvia; Wörwag Pharma, Poland; Wörwag Pharma, Romania; Wörwag Pharma, Russian Federation



• Thiotomin
  Nisshin Seiyaku - Yamagata, Japan



• Tioctan
  Farmindustria, Peru; Purissimus, Argentina; Roth, Austria



• Tioctan (veterinary use)
  Bayer Animal Health, South Africa



• Tromlipon
  Trommsdorff, Germany



• Alpha-Lipogamma
  Wörwag Pharma, Germany



• Biomo-lipon
  Biomo, Germany



• espa-lipon
  Esparma, Germany; espharma, Lithuania



• Liponsäure-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Neurium
  Hexal, Germany



• Vitatrans
  Medice, Germany



• Alpha-Lipogamma
  Wörwag Pharma, Germany



• Thiogamma
  Worwag, Slovakia



• Thiogamma Injekt
  Wörwag Pharma, Germany



• Thiogamma Turbo-Set
  Wörwag Pharma, Germany



• Thioctacid T
  Meda, Lithuania; Pliva, Russian Federation; Viatris, Czech Republic



• Thioctacid
  Meda, Austria; Meda, Germany; Meda, Estonia; Meda, Latvia; Meda Pharma, Slovakia



• Tromlipon
  Trommsdorff, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name

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