Nicotinamide

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A11HA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000098-92-0

Chemical Formula

C6-H6-N2-O

Molecular Weight

122

Therapeutic Category

Vitamin B-complex

Chemical Name

3-Pyridinecarboxamide

Foreign Names

• Nicotinamidum (Latin)
• Nicotinamid (German)
• Nicotinamide (French)
• Nicotinamida (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Nicotinamide (OS: DCF, DCIT, JAN)
• Antipellagra-Vitamin (IS)
• Nicamid (IS)
• Nicosedine (IS)
• Nicotinic acid amide (IS)
• Nicotylamidum (IS)
• Pyridin-3-carboxamid (IS)
• Vitamin B₃ (IS)
• Vitamine PP (IS)
• Niacinamide (PH: USP 32)
• Nicotinamid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Nicotinamide (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, JP XIV, BP 2010)
• Nicotinamidum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• NB-3
  Sigma, Argentina



• Niacef
  Surya Dermato Medica, Indonesia



• Niacex Isdin
  Isdin, Chile



• Niacex-S Isdin
  Isdin, Chile



• Niacinamida
  Natural Life, Argentina



• Nicam
  Dermal, United Kingdom; Dermal, Ireland



• Nicobion
  Merck, Germany; Teofarma, France



• Nicotinamid
  Zonnebode Seiyaku, Japan



• Nicotinamide IDI
  IDI, Italy



• Nicotinamide Ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Nicotinsäureamid Jenapharm
  Mibe Jena, Germany



• Stomin A (Nicotinamide and Papaverine)
  Zonnebode Seiyaku, Japan



• Ucemine PP
  Pierre Fabre, Belgium; UCB, Luxembourg



• Vitamina PP Angelini
  Angelini, Italy



• Vitaminum PP
  GlaxoSmithKline, Poland; Polfa Kutno, Poland; Polfarmex, Poland

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Glossary

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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