Potassium Canrenoate

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C03DA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0002181-04-6

Chemical Formula

C22-H29-K-O4

Molecular Weight

396

Therapeutic Category

Potassium-sparing diuretic agent, aldosterone antagonist

Chemical Name

Pregna-4,6-diene-21-carboxylic acid, 17-hydroxy-3-oxo-, monopotassium salt, (17α)-

Foreign Names

• Kalii canrenoas (Latin)
• Kalium canrenoat (German)
• Canrénoate de potassium (French)
• Canrenoato potasico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Canrenoate Potassium (OS: USAN)
• Canrenoato di potassio (OS: DCIT)
• Potassium Canrenoate (OS: JAN)
• Aldadiene potassium (IS)
• MF 465a (IS)
• SC 14266 (IS)
• Potassium Canrenoate (PH: JP XIV)

Brand Names

• Aldactone
  Riemser, Austria; Riemser, Czech Republic; Riemser, Germany



• Canrenol
  Grünenthal, Belgium; Grünenthal S.A., Luxembourg



• Diurek
  B&G, Italy



• Gascool
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Kadiur (Potassium Canrenoate and Butizide)
  Therabel, Italy



• Kanrenol
  Teofarma, Italy



• Luvion
  GiEnne, Italy



• Narmylon
  Pola Pharma, Japan



• Potassio Canrenoato EG
  EG, Italy



• Potassio Canrenoato Pensa
  Pensa, Italy



• Potassio Canrenoato Sandoz
  Sandoz, Italy



• Soldactone
  Continental, Belgium; Continental, Luxembourg; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Japan



• Soludactone
  Pfizer, France



• Venectomin
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan

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Glossary

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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