Florfenicol

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0076639-94-6

Chemical Formula

C12-H14-Cl2-F-N-O4-S

Molecular Weight

358

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Chloramphenicol

Chemical Name

Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-[1-(fluoromethyl)-2-hydroxy-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethyl]-, [R-(R*,S*)]-

Foreign Names

• Florfenicolum (Latin)
• Florfenicol (German)
• Florfenicol (French)
• Florfenicol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Florfenicol (OS: USAN, BAN)
• SCH 25298 (IS: ScheringPlough)

Brand Names

• Aquaflor (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Animal Health, United States



• Floraqpharma (veterinary use)
  Skretting Vet, Norway



• Florocol (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Veterinary, United Kingdom



• Florvetol (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Animal, Luxembourg; Schering-Plough Vet, Netherlands



• Nuflor (veterinary use)
  Essex Tierarzneimittel, Germany; Intervet, Austria; Intervet, France; Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health, New Zealand; Schering-Plough, Ireland; Schering-Plough, Luxembourg; Schering-Plough Animal Health, Australia; Schering-Plough Animal Health, Belgium; Schering-Plough Animal Health, United States; Schering-Plough Animal Health, South Africa; Schering-Plough Vet, Italy; Schering-Plough Vet, Netherlands; Schering-Plough Veterinária, Lda, Portugal; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Resflor (Florfenicol and Flunixin (veterinary use))
  Essex Tierarzneimittel, Germany; Intervet, Austria; Intervet, France; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Selectan (veterinary use)
  Hipra, Austria; Hipra, France



• Shotaflor (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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