Flunixin

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0038677-85-9

Chemical Formula

C14-H11-F3-N2-O2

Molecular Weight

296

Therapeutic Categories

Analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory agent

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID

Chemical Name

3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 2-[[2-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]amino]-

Foreign Names

• Flunixinum (Latin)
• Flunixin (German)
• Flunixine (French)
• Flunixino (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Flunixin (OS: BAN, USAN)
• Sch 14714 (IS: Schering)
• Flunixin Meglumine (OS: USAN, BANM)
• Flunixine, comp. with N-methylglucamine (IS)
• Sch 14714 Meglumine (IS: Schering)
• Flunixin Meglumine (PH: USP 32, BP vet. 2007)
• Flunixin Meglumine for vet. use (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Flunixini megluminum ad usum veterinarium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Cronyxin (veterinary use)
  Cross Vetpharm, Poland



• Flunixin Norbrook (veterinary use)
  Norbrook, Austria



• Flunixina (veterinary use)
  Norbrook, Portugal



• Alivios (veterinary use)
  Fatro, Italy



• Avlezan (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France



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



• Bedozane (veterinary use)
  Eurovet, Belgium; Eurovet, Netherlands



• Binixin (veterinary use)
  Bayer Animal, Netherlands; Bayer Animal Health, Belgium; Bayer Animal Health, United Kingdom; Bayer Animal Health, Luxembourg



• Covunil (Flunixin and Oxytetracycline (veterinary use))
  Merial, France



• Cronyxin (veterinary use)
  Bimeda, United Kingdom; Bimeda, Ireland; CEVA Vetpharma, Sweden



• Equibos (veterinary use)
  Serumber, Germany



• Finadyne (veterinary use)
  Essex, Austria; Essex Tierarzneimittel, Germany; Galena, Finland; Intervet, France; Schering-Plough, Ireland; Schering-Plough, Sweden; Schering-Plough Animal, Luxembourg; Schering-Plough Animal, Norway; Schering-Plough Animal Health, Australia; Schering-Plough Animal Health, Belgium; Schering-Plough Animal Health, South Africa; Schering-Plough Vet, Italy; Schering-Plough Vet, Netherlands; Schering-Plough Veterinária, Lda, Portugal; Schering-Plough Veterinary, United Kingdom; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Finoxaline (Flunixin and Oxytetracycline (veterinary use))
  Intervet, France



• Flogend (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Italy



• Flumav (veterinary use)
  Mavlab, Australia



• Flumeg (veterinary use)
  Selecta, Germany



• Flunamine (veterinary use)
  Bayer Sanità Animale, Italy



• Flunazine (veterinary use)
  Cross Vetpharm, United States



• Flunidol (veterinary use)
  CP-Pharma, Germany



• Flunifen (veterinary use)
  Vetem, Italy



• Fluniveto (veterinary use)
  Norbrook, Luxembourg; V.M.D, Belgium



• Flunix (veterinary use)
  Bomac, New Zealand; Bomac Animal Health, Australia



• Flunixil (veterinary use)
  Ilium Veterinary Products, Australia



• Fluniximin (veterinary use)
  Gräub, Switzerland



• Flunixin Meglumine (veterinary use)
  Agri Laboratories, United States; Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States; IVX, United States



• Flunixin N-Vet (veterinary use)
  N-vet, Sweden



• Flunixin (veterinary use)
  Axience, France; Biovet, Norway; Norbrook, United Kingdom; Norbrook, Ireland; Norbrook, New Zealand; Norbrook, United States; VAAS, Italy; Vet Medic, Finland



• Flunixine Biokema (veterinary use)
  Biokema, Switzerland



• Flunixine (veterinary use)
  Norbrook, Netherlands



• Flunixon (veterinary use)
  Norbrook Laboratories Australia, Australia



• Fluximine (veterinary use)
  Bomac, New Zealand; Bomac Animal Health, Australia



• Hexasol (Flunixin and Oxytetracycline (veterinary use))
  Norbrook, South Africa; Norbrook Laboratories Australia, Australia



• Meflosyl (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge, Belgium; Fort Dodge, Germany; Fort Dodge, United Kingdom; Fort Dodge, Italy; Fort Dodge, Netherlands; Fort Dodge, Portugal; Fort Dodge Animal Health, Austria; Fort Dodge Santé Animale, France; Interchem, Ireland; Scanvet, Finland



• Niglumine (veterinary use)
  Bio98, Italy; Calier, Portugal



• Paraflunixin (veterinary use)
  IDT, Germany



• Pyroflam (veterinary use)
  Norbrook, South Africa



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



• Resprixin (veterinary use)
  Intervet, United Kingdom

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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