Artenimol

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

P01BE05,P01BE06

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0081496-81-3

Chemical Formula

C15-H24-O5

Molecular Weight

284

Therapeutic Categories

Antiprotozoal

Antiprotozoal agent: Antimalarial

Chemical Names

(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-3,6,9-Trimethyldecahydro-12H-3,12-epoxypyrano[4,3,-j]-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-ol (IUPAC)

(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-Decahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano[4,3,-j]-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-ol (WHO)

3,12-Epoxy-12H-pyrano[4,3,-j]-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-ol, decahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-, (3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-

Foreign Names

• Artenimolum (Latin)
• Artenimol (German)
• Arténimol (French)
• Artenimol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• b-dihydroartemisinin (OS: Ph. Int.)
• Dihydroartemisinin (OS: Ph. Int.)
• DHA (IS)
• DHQS (IS)
• Dihydroginghaosu (IS)
• Artenimol (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Artenimolum (PH: Ph. Int. 4)

Brand Names

• Cotecxin
  Holley Pharm, China



• Duo-Cotecxin (Artenimol and Piperaquine)
  Holley Pharm, China

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Int.	Pharmacopoea Internationalis
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
WHO	World Health Organization

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