Glycine

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B05CX03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000056-40-6

Chemical Formula

C2-H5-N-O2

Molecular Weight

75

Therapeutic Category

Amino acid

Chemical Name

Glycine

Foreign Names

• Glycinum (Latin)
• Glycin (German)
• Glycine (French)
• Glicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Aminoacetic acid (OS: JAN)
• Glycine (OS: DCF)
• Acide amino-acétique (IS)
• Acidum aminoaceticum (IS)
• E 640 (IS)
• Glicina (IS)
• Glycocoll (IS)
• Glykokol (IS)
• Leimzucker (IS)
• Glycin (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Glycine (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Glycinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Aminoacetic Acid
  Baxter, United States



• Aspiglicina (Glycine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Antonetto, Italy



• Asprocard (Glycine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Medicofarma, Poland



• Asprocol (Glycine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  ICN, Poland



• Contrexyn (Glycine and Acetylsalicylic acid)
  Supra Ferbindo, Indonesia



• DMG Stamina (veterinary use)
  Bomac, New Zealand



• Glicina + Mannitolo Galenica (Glycine and Mannitol)
  Galenica Senese, Italy



• Glicina + Mannitolo Salf (Glycine and Mannitol)
  Salf, Italy



• Glicina Galenica
  Galenica Senese, Italy



• Glicina Salf
  Salf, Italy



• Glicina
  Baxter, Venezuela



• Glicyna
  Polfa Lublin, Poland



• Glycin
  Baxter, Finland



• Glycine B. Braun
  Braun, Finland



• Glycine Irrigation
  Opso Saline, Bangladesh



• Glycine
  Bieffe, Tunisia; Braun, United States; Hospira, United States; Kuwait Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries Co. - KSPICO, Oman



• Glycocolle
  Megdich, Tunisia



• Godamed (Glycine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Pfleger, Germany



• Gyn Hydralin
  Bayer Santé Familiale, France



• Irigon
  Beximco, Bangladesh



• Magnésium Glycocolle Lafarge (Glycine and Magnesium Lactate)
  SERP, Monaco



• Minigrip (Glycine and Acetylsalicyclic acid)
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Okal (Glycine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Puerto Galiano, Spain



• Proxime (Glycine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Titralac (Glycine and Calcium carbonate)
  Douglas, New Zealand

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
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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