In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
In the US, Penicillamine (penicillamine systemic) is a member of the drug class antirheumatics and is used to treat Cystinuria, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Wilson's Disease.
US matches:
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
M01CC01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000052-67-5
Chemical Formula
C5-H11-N-O2-S
Molecular Weight
149
Therapeutic Categories
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, DMARD
Antidote: Treatment of heavy metal poisoning
Chelating agent
Treatment of Wilson's disease
Chemical Name
D-Valine, 3-mercapto-
Foreign Names
- Penicillaminum (Latin)
- Penicillamin (German)
- Pénicillamine (French)
- Penicilamina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Penicillamina (OS: DCIT)
- Penicillamine (OS: JAN, USAN, BAN)
- Pénicillamine (OS: DCF)
- ß-Mercaptovaline (IS)
- Penicillamin (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Penicillamine (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Pénicillamine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Penicillaminum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Penicillamine Hydrochloride (PH: BP 1973)
Brand Names
- Adalken
Kendrick, Mexico
- Artamin
Biochemie, United Arab Emirates; Biochemie, Jordan; Biochemie, Kuwait; Biochemie, Lebanon; Biochemie, Qatar; Biochemie, Saudi Arabia; Biochemie, Sudan; Biochemie, Yemen; Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Oman
- Atamir
Sandoz, Denmark; Sandoz, Iceland
- Cilamin
Panacea, India
- Cuprenil
Kutno, Bulgaria; Polfa, Bulgaria; Polfa Kutno, Lithuania; Polfa Kutno, Poland; Teva, Latvia
- Cuprimine
Aton, United States; Aton Pharma, Canada; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Argentina; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Peru; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Thailand; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Taiwan
- Cupripen
Inmunosyn, Colombia; Omedir, Argentina; Rubio, Spain
- Cupripren
Bestpharma, Chile
- Depen
Meda, United States
- Distamin
Samarth, India
- Distamine
Alliance, United Kingdom; Alliance, Ireland
- Distamine (veterinary use)
Alliance, United Kingdom
- D-Penamine
Alphapharm, Australia; Pacific, New Zealand
- D-Penil
AC Farma, Peru
- Mercaptyl
Abbott, Switzerland
- Metalcaptase
Harvester, Taiwan; Heyl, Czech Republic; Heyl, Germany; Heyl, Luxembourg; Taisho Yakuhin, Japan
- Penicillamine Ifet
IFET, Greece
- Penicillamine
Generics, Malta
- Trolovol
Dexo, France
- Pemine
Lilly, Italy
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) |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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