Teicoplanin

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01XA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0061036-62-2

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial

Chemical Name

Antibiotic complex obtained from cultures of Actinoplanes teichomyceticus, or the same substance produced by other means. Comprised of 5 major components differented by a specific fatty acid moiety.

Foreign Names

• Teicoplaninum (Latin)
• Teicoplanin (German)
• Téicoplanine (French)
• Teicoplanina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Teicoplanin (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Teicoplanina (OS: DCIT)
• Téicoplanine (OS: DCF)
• A 8327 (IS)
• DL 507-IT (IS)
• L 12507 (IS)
• MDL 507 (IS: MerrellDow)
• Teichomycin A₂ (IS)
• Teicoplanin (PH: JP XIV, Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010)
• Teicoplaninum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Taiklonal
  Klonal, Argentina



• Taplanin
  Merck, Taiwan



• Targocid
  Aventis, Bulgaria; Aventis, Brazil; Aventis, Czech Republic; Aventis, Ghana; Aventis, India; Aventis, Kenya; Aventis, Sri Lanka; Aventis, Luxembourg; Aventis, Nigeria; Aventis, New Zealand; Aventis, Peru; Aventis, Poland; Aventis, Serbia; Aventis, Zimbabwe; Gruppolepetit, Oman; Howse & McGeorge, Uganda; Marion Merrell, Tunisia; Sanofi Aventis, Japan; Sanofi-Aventis, Argentina; Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Australia; Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-Aventis, Chile; Sanofi-Aventis, Costa Rica; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Denmark; Sanofi-Aventis, Dominican Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Finland; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Aventis, Guatemala; Sanofi-Aventis, Hong Kong; Sanofi-Aventis, Croatia (Hrvatska); Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary; Sanofi-Aventis, Indonesia; Sanofi-Aventis, Ireland; Sanofi-Aventis, Israel; Sanofi-Aventis, Malta; Sanofi-Aventis, Mexico; Sanofi-Aventis, Malaysia; Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands; Sanofi-Aventis, Norway; Sanofi-Aventis, Panama; Sanofi-Aventis, Romania; Sanofi-Aventis, Sweden; Sanofi-Aventis, Singapore; Sanofi-Aventis, Slovenia; Sanofi-Aventis, Slovakia; Sanofi-Aventis, El Salvador; Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand; Sanofi-Aventis, Turkey; Sanofi-Aventis, Taiwan; Sanofi-Aventis, Venezuela; Sanofi-Aventis, South Africa; Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain; Vianex / BIANEΞ, Greece



• Targosid
  Lepetit, Italy; Sanofi-Aventis - Produtos farmacêuticos, S.A., Portugal



• Teicod
  CCPC, Taiwan



• Teicoplanin Labatec
  Labatec, Switzerland



• Teicoplanin Teva
  Teva Pharma, Switzerland



• Teicoplanina Northia
  Northia, Argentina



• Teicoplanina Richet
  Richet, Argentina



• Teicox
  Richmond, Argentina



• T-Planin
  Glenmark, India

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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