Pentosan Polysulfate

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

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0037300-21-3

Therapeutic Categories

Agent for local antivaricose therapy

Anticoagulant agent

Chemical Name

Xylan, hydrogen sulfate

Foreign Name

• Pentosanpolysulfat (German)

Generic Names

• Pentosan sulfuric polyester (IS)
• Polypentose sulfate (IS)
• UNII-F59P8B75R4 (IS)
• Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium (OS: BAN, USAN)
• Pentosane polysulfate sodique (OS: DCF)
• Hoe/Bay 946 (IS)
• NaPPS (IS)
• Pentosan Polysulphate Sodium (IS)
• PZ 68 (IS)
• SP 54 (IS)
• Xylan, polysulfate sodium (IS)

Brand Names

• Anarthron (veterinary use)
  Forte Healthcare, Netherlands



• Arthropen (veterinary use)
  Caledonian Holdings, New Zealand



• Cartrophen (veterinary use)
  Albrecht, Germany; Arthropharm, United Kingdom; Arthropharm, Poland; Biopharm Australia, Australia; N-vet, Sweden; Provet, New Zealand; Vetcare, Finland



• Catrophen (veterinary use)
  Arthropharm, United Kingdom



• Elmiron
  Arthropharm, Australia; Janssen-Ortho Inc., Canada; Ortho-McNeil, United States; Teva, Taiwan



• Fibrase
  Teofarma, Italy



• Fibrezym
  Bene, Germany



• Fibrocide
  Neo-Farmacêutica, Portugal



• Hémoclar
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Pentarthron (veterinary use)
  Virbac, New Zealand



• Pentosan (veterinary use)
  Nature Vet, Australia; Vetpharm, New Zealand



• Pentosanpolysulfat
  Bene, Germany



• SP54
  Bene, Hungary



• Sylvet (veterinary use)
  Provet, New Zealand



• Tavan-SP
  Aventis, South Africa



• Thrombocid
  Bene, Germany; Lacer, Dominican Republic; Lacer, Spain; Lacer, Guatemala; Lacer, Honduras; Lacer, Nicaragua; Lacer, El Salvador; Neo-Farmacêutica, Portugal; Sigmapharm, Austria



• Thrombocid (Pentosan Polysulfate and Guaiazulene)
  Bene, Germany



• Zydax (veterinary use)
  Parnell Laboratories, Australia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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