Halothane

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

In the US, Halothane (halothane systemic) is a member of the drug class general anesthetics.

US matches:

• Halothane

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N01AB01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000151-67-7

Chemical Formula

C2-H-Br-Cl-F3

Molecular Weight

197

Therapeutic Category

Anesthetic, inhalation

Chemical Name

Ethane, 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoro-

Foreign Names

• Halothanum (Latin)
• Halothan (German)
• Halothane (French)
• Halotano (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Alotano (OS: DCIT)
• Halothane (OS: JAN, DCF, BAN)
• Phthorothanum (IS)
• Halothan (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Halothane (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, JP XIV)
• Halothanum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Anestane
  Hikma, United Arab Emirates; Hikma, Egypt; Hikma, Iraq; Hikma, Jordan; Hikma, Kuwait; Hikma, Lebanon; Hikma, Libya; Hikma, Oman; Hikma, Qatar; Hikma, Saudi Arabia; Hikma, Sudan; Hikma, Syria; Hikma, Tunisia; Hikma, Yemen



• Fluothane
  AstraZeneca, United Arab Emirates; AstraZeneca, Bangladesh; AstraZeneca, Bahrain; AstraZeneca, Brazil; AstraZeneca, Cyprus; AstraZeneca, Egypt; AstraZeneca, Ethiopia; AstraZeneca, Ghana; AstraZeneca, Israel; AstraZeneca, Iraq; AstraZeneca, Jordan; AstraZeneca, Kenya; AstraZeneca, Kuwait; AstraZeneca, Lebanon; AstraZeneca, Libya; AstraZeneca, Malawi; AstraZeneca, Mozambique; AstraZeneca, Nigeria; AstraZeneca, Qatar; AstraZeneca, Saudi Arabia; AstraZeneca, Sudan; AstraZeneca, Syria; AstraZeneca, Turkey; AstraZeneca, Tanzania; AstraZeneca, Uganda; AstraZeneca, Yemen; AstraZeneca, Zambia; AstraZeneca, Zimbabwe; Nicholas, India; Takeda, Japan



• Fluothane (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States; Schering-Plough Veterinary, United Kingdom



• Halosin
  ACI, Bangladesh



• Halotane
  Rhodia, Romania



• Halotano
  Behrens, Venezuela; Bestpharma, Chile; Cristalia, Peru; Lafedar, Argentina; Pharmaceutical, Venezuela; Rivero, Argentina



• Halothaan (veterinary use)
  Ceva, Netherlands



• Halothan
  Jugoremedija, Serbia



• Halothane "Hoechst"
  Hoechst, Ethiopia



• Halothane Belamont
  CSP, France



• Halothane M&B
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia



• Halothane Vet (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States; Halocarbon, United States; Merial, United Kingdom; Merial, Ireland; Merial, Italy; Merial Ancare, New Zealand; Pharmachem, Australia



• Halothane
  Promedico, Israel; Rhodia, Israel; Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh



• Halothano
  Rhodia, Argentina



• Ineltano
  Richmond, Argentina



• Narcotan
  Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Georgia; Zentiva, Latvia; Zentiva, Poland; Zentiva, Romania; Zentiva, Slovakia



• Vetothane (veterinary use)
  Virbac, United Kingdom

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
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)

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