Escin

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0006805-41-0

Chemical Formula

C54-H84-O23

Molecular Weight

1101

Therapeutic Categories

Agent for antivaricose therapy

Vasoprotective agent

Chemical Name

Saponin isolated from Aesculus hippocastanum

Foreign Names

• Aescin (German)
• Aescine (French)

Generic Names

• Aescine (OS: DCF)
• Escin (PH: USP 30)
• Sodium aescinate (IS)

Brand Names

• Aescin
  Chen Ho, Taiwan; Polfa, Czech Republic; Polfa Kutno, Poland; WZF Polfa, Slovakia



• Aescusan
  Schering, Russian Federation



• Aescuven
  Cesra, Estonia



• Demoven N (Escin and Troxerutin)
  Vifor, Switzerland



• Dermocinetic (Escin and Levothyroxine)
  Geymonat, Italy



• Edeven C.M. (Escin and Diethylamine Salicylate)
  IBI, Italy



• Edevexin
  IBI, Italy



• Esceven
  Herbapol Poznan, Poland



• Escina
  Omega, Argentina



• Essaven Gel
  Cassella-med, Germany



• Essaven
  Sanofi-Aventis, Italy



• Flebostasin
  Daiichi Sankyo, Spain; Daiichi Sankyo, Italy



• Flogencyl
  Expanpharm, France



• Grafic
  Laboratorios, Argentina



• Liotontrauma (Escin and Diethylamine Salicylate)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Italy



• Muscoril Trauma (Escin and Thiocolchicoside)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Italy



• Nadem
  Ivax, Argentina



• Opino (Escin and Buphenine)
  Menarini, Greece



• Reparil
  Madaus, United Arab Emirates; Madaus, Austria; Madaus, Belgium; Madaus, Bulgaria; Madaus, Bahrain; Madaus, Czech Republic; Madaus, Egypt; Madaus, France; Madaus, Hong Kong; Madaus, Kuwait; Madaus, Luxembourg; Madaus, Poland; Madaus, Qatar; Madaus, Saudi Arabia; Rottapharm/Madaus, Germany



• Reparil N Gel (Escin and Diethylamine Salicylate)
  Zeller, Switzerland



• Reparil-Gel N (Escin and Diethylamine Salicylate)
  Madaus, Belgium; Madaus, Singapore; Nycomed Madaus, South Africa; Rottapharm, China; Rottapharm/Madaus, Germany



• Venastat
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Hungary



• Venitan
  1A Pharma, Poland; Lek, Russian Federation; Lek, Slovenia; Sandoz, Slovakia



• Venitan (Escin andHeparin)
  Lek, Slovenia



• Venostasin
  Ariston, Ecuador; Astellas, Austria; Astellas Pharma GmbH, Luxembourg; Klinge, Germany; Nycomed Pharma, Switzerland



• Yellon
  Zentiva, Czech Republic



• Reparil
  Madaus, United Arab Emirates; Madaus, Bahrain; Madaus, Egypt; Madaus, Hong Kong; Madaus, Kuwait; Madaus, Qatar; Madaus, Saudi Arabia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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