Medetomidine

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0086347-14-0

Chemical Formula

C13-H16-N2

Molecular Weight

200

Therapeutic Categories

Sedative agent

Analgesic

Muscle relaxant

α2-adrenoceptor agonist

Chemical Name

1H-Imidazole, 4-[1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-, (±)-

Foreign Names

• Medetomidinum (Latin)
• Medetomidin (German)
• Medetomidine (French)
• Medetomidina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Medetomidine (OS: BAN)
• MPV 295 (IS: FarmosGroupLt)
• Medetomidine Hydrochloride (OS: USAN)

Brand Names

• Cepetor (veterinary use)
  ScanVet, Sweden



• Domitor (veterinary use)
  Orion, United States; Pfizer Animal Health, New Zealand



• Cepetor (veterinary use)
  Botéba, Netherlands; CP, Netherlands; CP-Pharma, Germany; CP-Pharma, Poland; Scanvet, Finland



• Domitor (veterinary use)
  Botéba, Netherlands; Orion, Finland; Orion, Poland; Orion, Sweden; Orion Animal Health, Norway; Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer Animal, Portugal; Pfizer Animal Health, Australia; Pfizer Animal Health, Belgium; Pfizer Animal Health, Switzerland; Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom; Pfizer Animal Health, Italy; Pfizer Animal Health, Luxembourg; Pfizer Animal Health, Netherlands; Pfizer Animal Health, South Africa; Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Ireland; Pfizer GmbH Tiergesundheit, Germany; Pfizer Santé Animale, France



• Dorbene Vet (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Santé Animale, France



• Dorbene (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge, Germany; Gräub, Switzerland; Vetcare, Finland



• Medetor (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Switzerland; Virbac, France



• Sedamed (veterinary use)
  Nature Vet, Australia; Vetpharm, New Zealand



• Sedator (veterinary use)
  Albrecht, Germany; Eurovet, Austria; Eurovet, Belgium; Eurovet, Netherlands; Sogeval, 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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