Sodium Nitroprusside

Scheme

USP

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0013755-38-9

Chemical Formula

C5-Fe-Na2-N6-O·2H2O

Molecular Weight

297

Therapeutic Categories

Vasodilator, peripheric

Antihypertensive agent

Chemical Name

Ferrate(2-), pentakis(cyano-C)nitrosyl-, disodium, dihydrate (OC-6-22)-

Foreign Names

• Natrii nitroprussias (Latin)
• Nitroprussidnatrium (German)
• Sodium (nitroprussiate de) (French)
• Nitroprusiato de sodio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Sodium (nitroprussiate de) (OS: DCF)
• Natrii nitroprussias (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Natrii nitroprussidum (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Nitroprussidnatrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium (nitroprussiate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium Nitroprusside (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Clenil
  Colliere, Peru



• Hypoten L
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Naniprus
  Corpus Medica, Lithuania; Sopharma, Georgia; Sopharma, Russian Federation



• Nipride
  Hospira, Canada



• Niprusodio
  Fada, Argentina



• Nipruss
  Adeka, Turkey; Schwarz, Czech Republic; Schwarz, Germany; Schwarz, Israel; Schwarz, Lithuania; Schwarz, Luxembourg; Schwarz, Latvia



• Nitopro
  Maruishi, Japan



• Nitriate
  Schering-Plough, Greece; SERB, France



• Nitropress
  Abbott, Peru; Hospira, United States



• Nitroprus
  Scott, Argentina



• Nitroprusiato de Sodio Ecar
  Ecar, Colombia



• Nitroprusiato de Sodio Richmond
  Richmond, Argentina



• Nitroprusiato de Sodio
  Bestpharma, Chile; Pharmakin, Venezuela; Richmond, Peru



• Nitroprussiat Fides
  Rottapharm, Spain



• Sodio Nitroprussiato
  Malesci, Italy



• Sodium Nitroprusside BP
  Hospira, Australia; Hospira, New Zealand



• Sodium Nitroprusside DBL
  DBL/Faulding, Bangladesh; Hospira, Indonesia; Hospira, Singapore; Mayne, Hong Kong; Tempo Scan Pacific, Indonesia



• Sodium Nitroprusside Double-Crane Pharm
  Double-Crane, China



• Sodium Nitroprusside
  Hospira, Taiwan; Sicor, United States; Teva USA, United States



• Sonide
  Gufic, India

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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