Chenodeoxycholic Acid

In the US, Chenodeoxycholic Acid is a member of the drug class gallstone solubilizing agents and is used to treat Gallbladder Disease.

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A05AA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000474-25-9

Chemical Formula

C24-H40-O4

Molecular Weight

392

Therapeutic Category

Treatment of cholesterol gallstones

Chemical Names

(3α,5ß,7α)-3,7-Dihydroxy-cholan-24-oic acid (WHO)

17ß-(1-methyl-3-carboxypropyl)etiocholane-3α,7α-diol

3α,7α-Dihydroxy-5ß-cholan-24-oic acid

3α,7α-Dihydroxy-5ß-cholan-24-säure (IUPAC)

3α,7α-Dihydroxy-5ß-cholanic acid

3α,7α-Dihydroxycholanic acid

5ß-Cholan-24-oic acid, 3α,7α-dihydroxy-

7α-Hydroxylithocholic acid

Anthropodesoxycholic acid

Cholan-24-oic acid, 3,7-dihydroxy-, (3α,5ß,7α)-

Gallodesoxycholic acid

Foreign Names

• Acidum chenodeoxycholicum (Latin)
• Chenodeoxycholsäure (German)
• Acide chénodésoxycholique (French)
• Acido quenodeoxicólico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Acide chénodésoxycholique (OS: DCF)
• Acido chenodessicolico (OS: DCIT)
• Chenodeoxycholic Acid (OS: BAN, JAN)
• Chenodiol (OS: USAN)
• ACDC (IS)
• CDC (IS)
• CDCA (IS)
• Chenic Acid (IS)
• Chenix (IS: SolvayPharmace)
• Chenosäure (IS)
• Chenossil (IS)
• Acidum chenodeoxycholicum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Chenodeoxycholic Acid (PH: BP 2010, USP 30, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Chenodeoxycholsäure (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Chénodésoxycholique (acide) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Aylehning
  Chung Mei, Taiwan



• Chenodiol
  Nexgen, United States



• Chenofalk
  ARIS, Turkey; Codali, Luxembourg; Falk, Germany; Rafa, Israel; Tramedico, Netherlands



• Chino
  Fujimoto Seiyaku, Japan



• Lithofalk (Chenodeoxycholic Acid and Ursodeoxycholic Acid)
  Falk, Germany



• Quenobilan
  Estedi, Spain



• Sulobil
  Atlantis, Mexico



• Xebyl
  Basi, Portugal



• Xenbilox
  Sigma-tau, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
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
WHO	World Health Organization

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