Telithromycin

In the US, Telithromycin (telithromycin systemic) is a member of the drug class ketolides and is used to treat Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Sinusitis and Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis.

US matches:

• Telithromycin

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01FA15

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0173838-31-8

Chemical Formula

C43-H65-N5-O10

Molecular Weight

812

Therapeutic Categories

Antibacterial: Macrolide

Antibacterial: Ketolide

Chemical Name

(3aS,4R,7R,9R,10R,11R,13R,15R,15aR)-4-Ethyloctahydro-11-methoxy-3a,7,9,11,13,15-hexamethyl-1-[4-[4-(3-pyridyl)imidazol-1-yl]butyl]-10-[[3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-ß-Dxylo-hexapyranosyl]oxy]-2H-oxacyclotetradecino[4,3-d]oxazole-2,6,8,14(1H,7H,9H)-tet (WHO)

Foreign Names

• Telithromycinum (Latin)
• Telithromycin (German)
• Télithromycine (French)
• Telitromicina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Telithromycin (OS: BAN, USAN)
• HMR 3647 (IS: HoechstMarion)
• Levviax (IS: Aventis)
• RU 647 (IS)
• RU 66647 (IS: HoechstMarion)

Brand Names

• Ketek
  Aventis, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Aventis, Poland; Aventis, Serbia; Aventis, Slovenia; Aventis, Slovakia; Aventis, Tunisia; Aventis Pharma S.A., Luxembourg; Aventis Pharma-F, Italy; Sanofi Aventis, Japan; Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium; Sanofi-Aventis, Bahrain; Sanofi-Aventis, Brazil; Sanofi-Aventis, Canada; Sanofi-Aventis, Costa Rica; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Ecuador; Sanofi-Aventis, Finland; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Aventis, Greece; Sanofi-Aventis, Croatia (Hrvatska); Sanofi-Aventis, Ireland; Sanofi-Aventis, Mexico; Sanofi-Aventis, Oman; Sanofi-Aventis, Romania; Sanofi-Aventis, Sweden; Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand; Sanofi-Aventis, Turkey; Sanofi-Aventis, Taiwan; Sanofi-Aventis, United States; Sanofi-Aventis, Venezuela; Sanofi-Aventis, South Africa; Sanofi-Aventis - Produtos farmacêuticos, S.A., Portugal; Sanofi-Aventis S.A.U., Spain

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
WHO	World Health Organization

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