Menadione

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

Scheme

BAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B02BA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000058-27-5

Chemical Formula

C11-H8-O2

Molecular Weight

172

Therapeutic Category

Vitamin K

Chemical Name

1,4-Naphthalenedione, 2-methyl-

Foreign Names

• Menadionum (Latin)
• Menadion (German)
• Ménadione (French)

Generic Names

• Menadione (OS: BAN)
• Ménadione (OS: DCF)
• K-Vimin (IS)
• Menaphthene (IS)
• Menaphtone (IS)
• Methylnaphtochinonum (IS)
• Vikasolum (IS: USSRP)
• Vitamin K₃ (IS)
• Menadion (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Menadione (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ménadione (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Menadionum (PH: Ph. Int. 2, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Juva-K (IS)
• Menadionum Natrium bisulfurosum (IS)
• Menaphthone Sodium Bisulphite (IS)
• Natrium menadionsulfonicum (IS)
• Menadione Sodium Bisulfite (PH: USP XX)
• Menadioni Natrii Bisulfis (PH: Ph. Int. 2)
• Natrium menadionsulfonicum (PH: Ph. Helv. VI, Editio)

Brand Names

• Coxitrol (Menadione and Sulfaquinoxaline, + Diaveridine (veterinary use))
  Controlled Medications Pty Ltd, Australia



• Kaergona
  Ern, Spain



• Solquin (Menadione and Sulfaquinoxaline, + Diaveridine (veterinary use))
  International Animal Health, Australia



• Vitamin K Kimia
  Kimia Farma, Indonesia



• Introvit-K3 (veterinary use)
  Interchemie, Netherlands



• Izokappa (veterinary use)
  Izo, Italy



• K Pectyl (veterinary use)
  Ceva, France



• K-50
  Valeant, Mexico



• Libavit K
  Liba, Turkey



• Mestil-Ka
  Fada, Argentina



• Vicasol Darnitsa
  Darnitsa, Georgia



• Vicasol
  Borisov, Georgia



• Vitamina K
  Ponce & Benzo, Venezuela



• Vitamine K (veterinary use)
  Alfasan, Netherlands



• Vitamine K3 (veterinary use)
  Laboratoire Vétoquinol, France

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name

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