Inositol Nicotinate

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C04AC03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0006556-11-2

Chemical Formula

C42-H30-N6-O12

Molecular Weight

810

Therapeutic Category

Vasodilator, peripheric

Chemical Name

myo-Inositol, hexa-3-pyridinecarboxylate

Foreign Names

• Inositoli Nicotinas (Latin)
• Inositol nicotinat (German)
• Nicotinate d'inositol (French)
• Nicotinato de inositol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Inositol Niacinate (OS: USAN)
• Inositol Nicotinate (OS: BAN)
• Hexanicotol (IS)
• meso-Inositol hexanicotinate (IS: WHO)
• myo-Inosithexanicotinat (IS: IUPAC)
• Physonit (IS)
• Win 9154 (IS)
• Inositol Nicotinate (PH: BP 2010)

Brand Names

• Hexaniton
  Ni-The, Greece



• Hexazin
  Johnson, Taiwan



• Hexopal
  Clonmel, Ireland; Genus, United Kingdom



• Nicoxatin
  Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
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

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