Thiamazole

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

H03BB02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000060-56-0

Chemical Formula

C4-H6-N2-S

Molecular Weight

114

Therapeutic Category

Antithyroid agent

Chemical Names

1-Methyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazole-2-thione (Ph. Eur.)

1-Methyl-2-mercaptoimidazole (WHO)

1-Methylimidazole-2-thiol (BAN)

2H-Imidazole-2-thione, 1,3-dihydro-1-methyl- (USAN)

Foreign Names

• Thiamazolum (Latin)
• Thiamazol (German)
• Thiamazol (French)
• Tiamazol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Methimazole (OS: BAN)
• Thiamazole (OS: BAN, JAN, DCF)
• Tiamazolo (OS: DCIT)
• Mercazolyl (IS)
• Methylmercaptoimidazole (IS)
• Methymazole (IS)
• NSC 38608 (IS)
• UNII-554Z48XN5E (IS)
• Methimazole (PH: USP 32)
• Metimazolo (PH: F.U. IX)
• Thiamazole (PH: BP 2010, JP XV, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Thiamazolum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Athyrazol
  Jadran, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Jadran, Croatia (Hrvatska); Salus, Slovenia



• Bromazolo (Thiamazole and Tyrosine, 3,5-dibromo-, L-)
  Baldacci, Italy



• Favistan
  Bosnalijek, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Temmler, Germany



• Felimazole (veterinary use)
  Agrovete, Portugal; Arnolds, Austria; Arnolds, United Kingdom; Arnolds, Netherlands; Arnolds Veterinary Products, Norway; Dechra, Luxembourg; Dechra, United States; Intervet, Italy; Janssen Animal Health, Belgium; Janssen Animal Health, Germany; Janssen Santé Animale, France; Orion, Sweden; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Mercaptizol
  Taro, Israel



• Mercazole
  Chugai, Japan



• Mercazolil
  Akrihin, Russian Federation



• Methimazole
  Actavis, United States; Cedar, United States; Mylan, United States; Sandoz, United States



• Methimazole (pediatric)
  Caraco, United States



• Methizol
  Mibe, Germany



• Metibasol
  Sanobia, Portugal



• Metimazol
  Labinco, Colombia



• Metizol
  ICN, Lithuania; ICN, Poland



• Metothyrin
  Pannonpharma, Hungary



• Strumazol
  Nycomed, Belgium; Nycomed, Luxembourg; Organon, Netherlands; Organon, Philippines



• Tapazol
  Cipa, Peru; Lilly, Peru



• Tapazole
  King, United States; Lilly, Israel; Lilly, Thailand; Paladin, Canada; Pharmalink, Philippines; Teofarma, Italy



• Thacapzol
  Recip, Sweden



• Thiamazol 1A Farma
  1A Farma, Denmark



• Thiamazol Henning
  Henning Berlin, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany



• Thiamazol Hexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Thiamazol Lindopharm
  Lindopharm, Germany



• Thiamazol Sandoz
  Sandoz, Austria



• Thimazol
  Shun Hwa, Taiwan



• Thycapzol
  Sandoz, Denmark



• Thyromazol
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey



• Thyrozol
  Merck, Bulgaria; Merck, Chile; Merck, Czech Republic; Merck, Germany; Merck, Indonesia; Merck, Lithuania; Merck, Luxembourg; Merck, Peru; Merck, Poland; Merck, Singapore; Merck KGaA, China; Merck KGaA, Latvia; Merck KGaA, Romania; Nycomed, Russian Federation



• Tiastat
  Bosnalijek, Serbia



• Tirodril
  Estedi, Spain



• Unimazole
  Uni-Pharma, Greece

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
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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