Paromomycin

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

In the US, Paromomycin (paromomycin systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: amebicides, aminoglycosides and is used to treat Amebiasis, Cryptosporidiosis, Dientamoeba fragilis, Dog Tapeworm, Fish Tapeworm Infection, Giardiasis, Hepatic Coma, Hymenolepis nana - Dwarf Tapeworm, Taenia saginata - beef tapeworm and Taenia solium - pork tapeworm.

US matches:

• Paromomycin


• Paromomycin Sulfate

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A07AA06

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007542-37-2

Chemical Formula

C23-H45-N5-O14

Molecular Weight

615

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Aminoglycoside

Chemical Name

O-2,6-Diamino-2,6-dideoxy-ß-L-idopyranosyl-(1-3)-O-ß-D-ribofuranosyl-(1-5)-O-(2-amino-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-2-deoxystreptamine

Foreign Names

• Paromomycinum (Latin)
• Paromomycin (German)
• Paromomycine (French)
• Paromomicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Paromomicina (OS: DCIT)
• Paromomycin (OS: BAN)
• Paromomycine (OS: DCF)
• Aminosidin (IS)
• Estomycinum (IS)
• Poucimycinum (IS)
• Paromomycin Sulfate (OS: JAN)
• Aminosidine sulfate (IS)
• Catenulin (IS)
• Hydroxymyxine (IS)
• Paromomycin Sulphate (IS)
• R 400 (IS)
• Amminosidina solfato (PH: F.U. XII)
• Paromomycin Sulfate (PH: USP 32, Ph. Int. 4)
• Paromomycini sulfas (PH: Ph. Int. 4)

Brand Names

• Aminosidin
  Euro, Dominican Republic



• Gabbroral
  Pfizer, Italy



• Parameba
  Fluter, Dominican Republic



• Paromomycin (veterinary use)
  IDIS, United Kingdom



• Amminofarma (veterinary use)
  Vetem, Italy



• Amminosidina (veterinary use)
  Vetem, Italy



• Chevicol plus (Paromomycin and Dimetridazole (veterinary use))
  Chevita, Austria



• Gabbrocol (veterinary use)
  Vetem, Italy



• Gabbromicina
  Pharmacia, Ghana; Pharmacia, Kenya; Pharmacia, Liberia; Pharmacia, Sierra Leone; Pharmacia, Tanzania; Pharmacia, Uganda; Pharmacia, Zimbabwe



• Gabbroral
  Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Bahrain; Pfizer, Costa Rica; Pfizer, Guatemala; Pfizer, Honduras; Pfizer, Nicaragua; Pfizer, Oman; Pfizer, Panama; Pfizer, El Salvador; Pharmacia, Ghana; Pharmacia, Kenya; Pharmacia, Liberia; Pharmacia, Luxembourg; Pharmacia, Sierra Leone; Pharmacia, Tanzania; Pharmacia, Uganda; Pharmacia, Zimbabwe



• Gabbrovet (veterinary use)
  Ceva, Belgium



• Gabbryl
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Gabrosidina
  Paill, Dominican Republic; Paill, Honduras; Paill, Nicaragua; Paill, El Salvador



• Humatin
  Eurim, Austria; Monarch, United States; Parke Davis, Spain; Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Germany; Pfizer, Italy



• Humatin-Pulvis
  Pfizer, Austria



• Kaman
  Savio, Italy



• Lumenex
  Cheminter, Guatemala



• Neotinil
  Infaca, Dominican Republic



• Paromomycin Sulfate
  Caraco, United States; Heritage, United States

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)

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