Ursodeoxycholic Acid

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A05AA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000128-13-2

Chemical Formula

C24-H40-O4

Molecular Weight

392

Therapeutic Category

Treatment of cholesterol gallstones

Chemical Name

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

Foreign Names

• Acidum Ursodeoxycholicum (Latin)
• Ursodeoxycholsäure (German)
• Acide ursodésoxycholique (French)
• Acido ursodeoxicolico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Acide ursodésoxycholique (OS: DCF)
• Acido ursodesossicolico (OS: DCIT)
• Ursodeoxycholic Acid (OS: BAN)
• Ursodesoxycholic Acid (OS: JAN)
• Ursodiol (OS: USAN)
• UDC (IS)
• UDCA (IS)
• Acide ursodésoxycholique (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Acidum ursodeoxycholicum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ursodeoxycholic Acid (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ursodeoxycholsäure (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ursodiol (PH: USP 32)
• Acidum ursodeoxycholicum (bis(emisuccinato) disodico) (IS)
• Acidum ursodeoxycholicum bis (IS: natrium succinatum)

Brand Names

• Acido Ursodesossicolico Actavis
  Actavis, Italy



• Acido Ursodesossicolico Angenerico
  Angenerico, Italy



• Acido Ursodesossicolico Doc
  DOC Generici, Italy



• Acido Ursodesossicolico Dorom
  Dorom, Italy



• Acido Ursodesossicolico EG
  EG, Italy



• Acido Ursodesossicolico Mylan
  Mylan, Italy



• Acido Ursodesossicolico ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Italy



• Acido Ursodesossicolico Special Product's
  Special Product's, Italy



• Acido Ursodesossicolico Teva
  Teva, Italy



• Acido Ursodesossicolico Winthrop
  Winthrop, Italy



• Actigall
  Novartis, New Zealand; Watson, United States



• Adursal
  Leiras, Finland



• Biliepar
  Ibirn, Italy



• Bilifalk
  Dr Falk, Spain



• Buraue
  Yoshindo, Japan



• Cholit-Ursan
  Stada, Germany



• Coleretik
  Sherfarma, Peru



• Daewoongursa
  Daewoong, Vietnam



• Delursan
  Axcan, France



• Desoxil
  B&G, Italy



• Destolit
  Norgine, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Aventis - Produtos farmacêuticos, S.A., Portugal



• Destolit (veterinary use)
  Norgine Animalhealth, United Kingdom



• Deursil
  Sanofi-Aventis, Italy



• De-ursil
  Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland



• Dexo
  Dominguez, Argentina



• Dissolursil
  Farma1, Italy



• Estazor
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia



• Fraurs
  Francia, Italy



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



• Litoff
  Caber, Italy



• Litomen
  Best, Colombia



• Litursol
  Crinos, Italy



• PMS-Ursodiol
  Pharmascience, Canada



• Precoat
  Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan



• Proursan
  Pro.Med., Poland



• Reptor
  Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Solutrat
  Sandoz, Argentina



• Stonex
  Opsonin, Bangladesh



• Ubiron
  Medisa Shinyaku, Japan



• UDC AL
  Aliud, Germany



• UDC Hexal
  Hexal, Germany



• UDCA Ferring
  Ferring, Argentina



• Udiliv
  Solvay, India



• Urchil
  Aamorb, India



• Urdafalk
  Darya-Varia, Indonesia; Falk, Indonesia



• Urdahex
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Urdenacin
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Urdes
  Errekappa, Italy



• Urdeston
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Urdex
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Urdox
  CP, Malta; Wockhardt, United Kingdom



• Urdox (veterinary use)
  Wockhardt, United Kingdom



• Urosofalk
  Falk, Portugal



• Ursa 200MG
  Daewoong, Vietnam



• Ursacol
  Zambon, Brazil; Zambon, Colombia; Zambon, Italy



• Ursamic
  Nipro PharmaNipurofama, Japan



• Ursidesox
  Duncan, Argentina



• Ursilon
  IBI, Italy



• Urso Heumann
  Heumann, Germany



• Urso
  Axcan, Canada; Axcan, United States; Mitsubishi, Taiwan; Tanabe Mitsubishi, Japan



• Ursobil
  ABC, Italy



• Ursobilane
  Estedi, Spain



• Ursocam
  Polfarmex, Poland



• Ursochol
  Delphi, Netherlands; Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; EU-Pharma, Netherlands; Eureco, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Zambon, Belgium; Zambon, Switzerland; Zambon, Germany; Zambon, Spain; Zambon, Indonesia; Zambon, Luxembourg; Zambon, Netherlands



• Ursodeoxycholic Acid-Sunve Pharm
  Sunve, China



• Ursodeoxycholzuur Imphos
  Imphos, Netherlands



• Ursodiol Teva
  Elvim, Latvia



• Ursodiol
  Actavis, United States; Bioprogress Pharma, Italy; CorePharma, United States; HLB, Argentina; Lannett, United States; Mylan, United States; Teva USA, United States; Watson, United States



• Ursofalk
  ARIS, Turkey; Biotoscana, Chile; Biotoscana, Colombia; Biotoscana, Peru; Cevallos, Argentina; Codali, Belgium; Codali, Luxembourg; Dr Falk, United Kingdom; Dr Falk, Ireland; Dr. Falk, Norway; Eureco, Netherlands; Ewopharma, Romania; Falk, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Falk, China; Falk, Czech Republic; Falk, Germany; Falk, Estonia; Falk, Georgia; Falk, Hong Kong; Falk, Hungary; Falk, Israel; Falk, Lithuania; Falk, Latvia; Falk, Malta; Falk, Malaysia; Falk, Poland; Falk, Romania; Falk, Serbia; Falk, Singapore; Falk, Slovakia; Falk/Pharmalink, Philippines; Farmasa, Mexico; Galenica, Greece; Meda, Sweden; Merck, Austria; Orphan, Australia; Salus, Slovenia; Tramedico, Netherlands; Vifor, Switzerland; Würth, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Ursoflor
  So.Se., Italy



• Ursogal
  Galen, United Kingdom



• Ursogal (veterinary use)
  Galen, United Kingdom



• Ursolic
  Gentle, Taiwan; Guardian Pharmatama, Indonesia



• Ursolisin
  Magis, Italy



• Ursolit
  CTS, Israel



• Ursolvan
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Ursomax
  Altius, Argentina



• Ursopol
  ICN, Poland



• Ursosan
  Evolan, Sweden; Mitsubishi, Hong Kong; Pro.Med.CS, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pro.Med.CS, Czech Republic; Pro.Med.CS, Estonia; Pro.Med.CS, Georgia; Pro.Med.CS, Lithuania; Pro.Med.CS, Latvia; Pro.Med.CS, Romania; Pro.Med.CS, Serbia; Pro.Med.CS, Russian Federation; Pro.Med.CS, Slovenia; Pro.Med.CS, Slovakia



• Ursotan
  Sanofi-Aventis, South Africa



• Urzac
  Quesada, Argentina



• Ursodamor
  Damor, 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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