Cysteine

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

In the US, Cysteine (cysteine systemic) is a member of the drug class intravenous nutritional products.

US matches:

• Cysteine Hydrochloride

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000052-90-4

Chemical Formula

C3-H7-N-O2-S

Molecular Weight

121

Therapeutic Categories

Amino acid

Cataract treatment

Chemical Name

L-Cysteine

Foreign Names

• Cysteinum (Latin)
• Cystein (German)
• Cystéine (French)
• Cisteina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Cystéine (OS: DCF)
• Cys (IS)
• L-Cystéine (IS: DCF vieille)
• Cystein (PH: DAB 2003)

Brand Names

• Cisteína
  ALM, Peru



• Crystfan (Cysteine and Ascorbic Acid)
  Nisshin Seiyaku - Yamagata, Japan



• Cystina
  Galpharma, Tunisia



• Ecolan
  Sanwa Kagaku, Japan



• Hythiol
  Hisamitsu, Japan



• L-Cysteine Domesco
  Domesco, Vietnam



• Parematil (Cysteine and Chlorphenamine (veterinary use))
  Omega Pharma France, France

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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