Tolbutamide

In the US, Tolbutamide (tolbutamide systemic) is a member of the drug class sulfonylureas and is used to treat Diabetes, Type 2.

US matches:

• Tolbutamide

UK matches:

• Tolbutamide Tablets 500mg
• Tolbutamide Tablets BP 500mg (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A10BB03,V04CA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000064-77-7

Chemical Formula

C12-H18-N2-O3-S

Molecular Weight

270

Therapeutic Category

Oral antidiabetic agent, sulfonylurea

Chemical Name

Benzenesulfonamide, N-[(butylamino)carbonyl]-4-methyl-

Foreign Names

• Tolbutamidum (Latin)
• Tolbutamid (German)
• Tolbutamide (French)
• Tolbutamida (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Tolbutamide (OS: BAN, DCIT, DCF, JAN)
• Butamidum (IS)
• D 860 H (IS)
• HLS 831 (IS)
• Tolglybutamide (IS)
• U 2043 (IS)
• Tolbutamid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Tolbutamide (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Tolbutamidum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Apo-Tolbutamide
  Apotex, Canada



• Arcosal
  Meda, Denmark



• Artosin
  Roche, Mexico



• Butamide
  Toyama Kagaku, Japan



• Diabetol
  Polpharma, Poland



• Diabetose
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Diamide Inga
  Inga, Sri Lanka



• Diatol
  Pacific Pharm, Hong Kong



• Dirastan
  Zentiva, Czech Republic



• Hoechst Rastinon
  Sanofi Aventis, Japan



• Orsinon
  Rekah, Israel



• Rastinon
  Hoechst, Ethiopia



• Tolbutamid
  Sintofarm, Romania



• Tolbutamide A
  Apothecon, Netherlands



• Tolbutamide Actavis
  Actavis, Netherlands



• Tolbutamide Apotex
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Tolbutamide CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Tolbutamide FLX
  Accord Healthcare, Netherlands



• Tolbutamide IPS
  IPS, Netherlands



• Tolbutamide Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands



• Tolbutamide PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Tolbutamide ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Tolbutamide Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Tolbutamide
  GenRx, Netherlands; Mylan, United States; Sandoz, United States; VPP, Taiwan; Watson, United States



• Tolbutamina
  Bestpharma, Chile



• Tolinase
  Upjohn, Ethiopia



• Tolmide
  Beacons, Singapore

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)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)

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