Epinephrine

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

In the US, Epinephrine (epinephrine systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: adrenergic bronchodilators, catecholamines, vasopressors and is used to treat Adams-Stokes Syndrome, Allergic Reactions, Asthma - acute, Asystole, AV Heart Block, COPD - Acute, Electromechanical Dissociation and Shock.

US matches:

• Epinephrine Aerosol


• Epinephrine Auto-Injector


• Epinephrine Nebulizer Solution


• Epinephrine Solution


• Epinephrine/Lidocaine Iontophoretic Patch


• Epinephrine and pilocarpine ophthalmic


• Epinephrine injection


• Epinephrine ophthalmic


• Epinephrine y pilocarpine ophthalmic


• Epinephrine

UK matches:

• Epinephrine (Adrenaline) Injection 1:10,000 (International Medication Systems) (SPC)
• Epinephrine (Adrenaline) Injection 1:1000 Minijet (International Medication Systems) (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A01AD01,B02BC09,C01CA24,R01AA14,R03AA01,S01EA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000051-43-4

Chemical Formula

C9-H13-N-O3

Molecular Weight

183

Therapeutic Category

α-Sympathomimetic agent

Chemical Names

(R)-1-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-(methylamino)ethanol (IUPAC)

(-)-α-3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-ß-methylaminoethanol (WHO)

Foreign Names

• Epinephrinum (Latin)
• Epinephrin (German)
• Epinéphrine (French)
• Epinefrina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Adrenalina (OS: DCIT)
• Adrenaline (OS: BAN)
• Adrénaline (OS: DCF)
• Epinephrine (OS: BAN)
• Paranephrin (IS)
• Adrenaline (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010, JP XV)
• Adrenalinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Epinephrine (PH: Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, BP 2010)
• Epinephrinum (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Adrenaline Acid Tartrate (OS: BANM)
• Epinephrine Acid Tartrate (OS: BANM)
• Epinephrine Tartrate (IS)
• Adrénaline (tatrate d') (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Adrenaline Acid Tartrate (PH: BP 2010)
• Adrenaline tartrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Adrenalini tartras (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Epinephrine Acid Tartrate (PH: BP 2010)
• Epinephrine Bitartrate (PH: USP 32)
• Epinephrine Hydrogen Tartrate (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Epinephrinhydrogentartrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Epinephrini hydrogenotartras (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Epinephrine Hydrochloride (PH: JP VIII)

Brand Names

• Adreject
  Alk, Spain



• Adrenalin Carino
  Carinopharm, Germany



• Adrenalin
  Biofarma, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Biofarma, Turkey; Braun, Luxembourg; Briz, Latvia; Drogsan, Turkey; Galen, Turkey; Leiras, Finland; Memphis Co., Egypt; Osel, Turkey; Terapia, Bulgaria



• Adrenalina B Braun
  Braun, Spain



• Adrenalina Biol
  Biol, Argentina



• Adrenalina Biologici
  Biologici, Italy



• Adrenalina Cloruro
  Roemmers, Venezuela



• Adrenalina Fada
  Fada, Argentina



• Adrenalina Galenica
  Galenica, Italy



• Adrenalina Inyectable
  Ecar, Colombia



• Adrenalina Larjan
  Veinfar, Argentina



• Adrenalina Monico
  Monico, Italy



• Adrenalina Salf
  Salf, Italy



• Adrenalina WZF
  Polfa Lódz, Poland



• Adrenalina
  Medifarm, Venezuela; Pifano, Venezuela; Ponce & Benzo, Venezuela



• Adrenalinã
  Terapia, Romania



• Adrénaline Aguettant
  Aguettant, France; Aguettant, Malta



• Adrénaline Renaudin
  Renaudin, France



• Adrenaline
  Aguettant, Tunisia; Gedeon Richter, Ethiopia; Renaudin, Tunisia; Teva, Israel



• Adrenalinum
  Polfa Warszawa, Lithuania



• Adrenotone
  Merck Generics, South Africa



• Alfacaina (Epinephrine and Atricaine)
  Dentsply, Italy



• Anapen Junior
  Lincoln, Netherlands; Owen Mumford, Bulgaria; UCB, Ireland



• Anapen Junior (pediatric)
  Lincoln, Austria



• Anapen
  AllergyCare, Switzerland; CSP, France; Decomed, Portugal; Lincoln, Austria; Lincoln, Czech Republic; Lincoln, Luxembourg; Lincoln, Netherlands; Lincoln, Poland; Lincoln Medical, United Kingdom; Lincoln Medical, Hungary; Medeca, Sweden; Owen Mumford, Bulgaria; Owen Mumford, Romania; UCB, United Arab Emirates; UCB, Bahrain; UCB, Egypt; UCB, Ireland; UCB, Iraq; UCB, Iran; UCB, Jordan; UCB, Lebanon; UCB, Oman; UCB, Qatar; UCB, Saudi Arabia; UCB, Syria; UCB, Yemen



• Anapen Junior
  Dr. Beckmann, Germany



• Anapen Junior (pediatric)
  AllergyCare, Switzerland; Lincoln Medical, United Kingdom; Medeca, Sweden



• Anestesia Topica Braun Con Adrenalina (Epinephrine and Tetracaine)
  Braun, Spain



• Aspen Adrenaline
  Aspen, Australia



• Biodicaine Adrenalinée (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Biodica, France



• Bosmin
  Daiichi, Taiwan; Daiichi Sankyo, Japan



• Bucanest (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Biodica, Australia



• Bupivacaine Hydrochloride and Epinephrine (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine hydrochloride)
  APP, United States



• Carbocain adrenalin (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  AstraZeneca, Sweden



• Deltazine (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Ato Zizine, Australia



• Epiject
  Alk, Spain



• Epinefrina Dany
  Dany, Peru



• Epinefrina GP Pharm
  GP Pharm, Peru



• Epinefrina Sanderson
  Sanderson, Peru



• Epinefrina
  Biosano, Chile; Farmionni, Colombia; Sanderson, Chile



• Epinephrine Injection
  Alveda Pharma, Canada



• Epinephrine Mist
  Armstrong, United States; Cardinal Health, United States



• Epinephrine
  Armstrong, United States; Hospira, Canada; International Medication Systems, United Kingdom; Terumo, Japan



• EpiPen
  ALK, United Arab Emirates; ALK, Austria; ALK, Bahrain; ALK, Czech Republic; ALK, Egypt; ALK, Finland; ALK, United Kingdom; ALK, Hungary; ALK, Iraq; ALK, Iran; ALK, Iceland; ALK, Jordan; ALK, Kuwait; ALK, Lebanon; ALK, Netherlands; ALK, Qatar; ALK, Saudi Arabia; ALK, Sweden; ALK Abelló, Denmark; Alk-Abelló, Switzerland; Alk-Abelló, Poland; CSL Biotherapies, New Zealand; Dey, United States; Euro, Netherlands; King Pharma, Canada; Merck, Singapore; Merck Serono, South Africa; Meridian, United States; Trupharm, Israel



• EpiPen Jr
  King Pharma, Canada



• EpiPen Jr (pediatric)
  ALK, Norway; ALK, Sweden; Merck, Singapore



• EpiPen Junior (pediatric)
  ALK, Austria; Alk-Abelló, Switzerland



• Fastject
  Allergopharma, Luxembourg



• Fastjekt
  Merck, Italy



• Giancaina (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Gianfarma, Peru



• Injectio Adrenalini
  Polfa Warszawa, Poland



• Isocain (Epinephrine and Procaine (veterinary use))
  Selecta, Germany



• L-Adrenalin Fresenius
  Fresenius Kabi, Austria



• Lidocaina Dany (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Dany, Peru



• Lidocaine Hydrochloride and Epinephrine (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Alveda Pharma, Canada; Eastman Kodak, United States; Graham, United States; Hospira, United States



• Lidocain-Epinephrin Streuli (Epinephrine and Lidocain)
  Streuli Pharma, Switzerland



• Lidocaton (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Pharmaton, United States



• Lidocom Epinefrina (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Comiesa Druc, Peru



• Lignospan (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Nippon Shika YakuhinDental Pharm, Japan



• Lignospan S (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Nippon Shika YakuhinDental Pharm, Japan



• Marcain Dental (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  AstraZeneca, New Zealand; Dentsply, Australia



• Marcain with Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  AstraZeneca, Australia



• Marcain adrenalin (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  AstraZeneca, Sweden



• Meganest (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Clarben, Spain



• Mepi Mynol (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Curaden, Italy



• Mepivac (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Comiesa Druc, Peru



• Noradren
  Demo, Greece



• Nurocain (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Dentsply, Australia



• Octocaine (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Clarben, Spain; Septodont, United States



• Pehacain (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Phapros Tbk, Indonesia



• Posumin
  Metro, Taiwan



• Primatene
  Wyeth, United States



• Scandonest (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Septodont, Bulgaria



• Scandonest-Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Septodont, Denmark



• Sensorcaine with Epinephrine (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  AstraZeneca, Canada



• Septanest (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Specialites Septodont, Australia



• Septocaine (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Septodont, Norway



• Tonogen
  Gedeon Richter, Hungary



• Twinject
  Paladin, Canada; Shionogi, United States; Verus, United States



• Ubistesin (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  3M, New Zealand; 3M ESPE AG, Denmark; ESPE, Slovenia



• Ultracain D-S (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Slovenia



• Xylanaest mit Epinephrin (Epinephrine and Lidocain)
  Gebro, Austria



• Xylestesin A (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  3M, Japan



• Xylocain Dental adrenalin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Dentsply, Norway



• Xylocain-Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  AstraZeneca, Norway



• Xylocaine with Adrenaline (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  AstraZeneca, United Kingdom; AstraZeneca, New Zealand; Dentsply, New Zealand



• Xylocaine (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  AstraZeneca, Japan; Dentsply, Australia



• Xylocaine with Epinephrine (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  AstraZeneca, Canada



• Xylocaine-Epinephrine (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  APP, United States



• Xylodont z adrenalina (Epinephrine and Lidocain)
  L.Molteni, Poland



• Adrenalin Amino
  Amino, Switzerland



• Adrenalin Dak
  Nycomed, Denmark



• Adrenalin Jenapharm
  Mibe Jena, Germany



• Adrenalin Mylan
  Mylan, Sweden



• Adrenalin SAD
  Amgros, Denmark



• Adrenalin
  Leiras, Finland; Nycomed, Norway



• Adrenalin (veterinary use)
  Nycomed Vet, Norway



• Adrenaline Acid Tartare Injection
  AstraZeneca, New Zealand



• Adrenaline Atlantic
  Atlantic, Singapore



• Adrenaline Injection Demo
  Demo, Estonia; Demo, Greece



• Adrenaline Injection
  AstraZeneca, Australia



• Adrenaline
  Antigen, Bahrain; Antigen, Malta; Antigen, Oman; Demo, Latvia; Hameln, United Kingdom; Hospira, New Zealand; IMS, Oman; Margalit, Israel; UCB, United Arab Emirates; UCB, Egypt; UCB, Iraq; UCB, Iran; UCB, Jordan; UCB, Kuwait; UCB, Qatar; UCB, Saudi Arabia; UCB, Syria; UCB, Yemen



• Adrenaline (veterinary use)
  Alfasan, Netherlands; Kombivet, Netherlands



• Adrenaline-Fresenius
  Bodene, South Africa



• Adrenalinum
  Warsaw Pharmaceutical Works, Latvia



• Adrilan (veterinary use)
  Sorologico, Portugal



• Adrin
  Gaco, Bangladesh



• Articadent (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Dentsply, France



• Articaina con Adrenalina (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Pierrel, Italy



• Articaine hydrochloride with Epinephrine (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Pierrel, United States



• Artinibsa (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Inibsa, Spain



• Aspen Adrenaline
  Aspen, New Zealand



• Bronitin Mist
  Wyeth, United States



• Bucanest Adrenalinée (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Biodica, France



• Bupicain + Adrenalina (Epinephrine and Bupicacaine)
  Monico, Italy



• Bupiforan + Adrenalina (Epinephrine and Bupicacaine)
  Baxter-RM, Italy



• Bupisen + Adrenalina (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  Galenica Senese, Italy



• Bupisolver + Adrenalina (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  Altaselect, Italy



• Bupivacain Jenapharm mit Epinephrin (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  Mibe Jena, Germany



• Bupivacaïne Aguettant Adrenaline (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  Aguettant, France



• Bupivacaine Hydrochloride and Epinephrine (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine hydrochloride)
  Hospira, United States



• Carbocain-Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  AstraZeneca, Denmark



• Carboplyina + Adrenalina (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Dentsply, Italy



• Carbosen + Adrenalina (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Galenica Senese, Italy



• Cartidont (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Curaden, Italy



• Citanest Forte (Epinephrine and Prilocaine)
  Dentsply, United States



• Citanest (Epinephrine and Prilocaine)
  Dentsply-Sankin, Japan



• Citocartin (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Molteni, Italy



• Déltazine Adrénalinée (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  A.T.O. Zizine, France



• Dentacaine (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Shiono Kemikaru, Japan



• Ecocain (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Julphar, Oman



• Epinefrine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• InfectoKrupp Inhal
  Infectopharm, Germany



• Lidocaina + Adrenalina Pierrel (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Pierrel, Italy



• Lidocaina Epinefrina Diasa (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Diasa, Spain



• Lidocaina Epinefrina Normon (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Normon, Spain



• Lidocaïne Adrénaline Aguettant (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Aguettant, France



• Lidokain-adrenalin SAS (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  SAD, Denmark



• Lidokain-adrenalin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Lidokel-Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine (veterinary use))
  Kela, Norway



• Lidonet (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  A.DH. Pharm, Greece



• Lignocaine (Epinephrine and Lidocaine (veterinary use))
  Ilium Veterinary Products, Australia



• Lignospan (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Deproco, United States; Specialites Septodont, Australia



• Marcain with Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  AstraZeneca, Denmark; AstraZeneca, New Zealand



• Marcain-Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  AstraZeneca, Norway



• Mepiforan + Adrenalina (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Baxter-RM, Italy



• Mepisolver + Adrenalina (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Altaselect, Italy



• Mepivacaina + Adrenalina Angelini (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Angelini, Italy



• Mepivacaina + Adrenalina Pierrel (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Pierrel, Italy



• Ora (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Showa Yakuhin Kako, Japan



• Scandinibsa C Epinefrina (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Inibsa, Spain



• Scandonest (Epinephrine and Mepivacaine)
  Wild, Switzerland



• Sensorcaine with Epinephrine (Epinephrine and Bupivacaine)
  APP, United States



• Septanest (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Septodont, Bulgaria; Septodont, Netherlands; Wild, Switzerland



• Septocaine (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Deproco, United States



• Sopira Citocartin mit Epinephrin (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Heraeus Medical, Germany



• Xilonibsa Con Epinefrina (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Inibsa, Spain



• Xylocain Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  AstraZeneca, Switzerland; AstraZeneca, Sweden



• Xylocain mit Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  AstraZeneca, Germany; Dentsply, Germany



• Xylocain-Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  AstraZeneca, Denmark



• Xylocaine with Adrenaline (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  AstraZeneca, Australia



• Xylocaine avec Adrenaline (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  AstraZeneca, Belgium



• Xylocitin mit Epinephrin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Mibe Jena, Germany



• Xylonest mit Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Prilocaine)
  AstraZeneca, Germany



• Xyloplyin Dental Adrenalin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Dentsply Ltd.GB, Denmark



• Adrenalin HCl
  Jugoremedija, Serbia



• Adrenalin Leciva
  Leciva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Slovakia



• Adrenalin Sintetica
  Sintetica, Switzerland



• Adrenalin
  Braun Melsungen, Luxembourg; King, United States



• Adrenalina Apolo
  Apolo, Argentina



• Adrenalina Level
  Ern, Spain



• Adrenalin-Braun
  Braun, Luxembourg



• Adrenaline Hydrochloride Injection
  CSL, Australia



• Adrenaline Xinhua Pharm
  Xinhua, China



• Adrenaline
  CSL Biotherapies, New Zealand



• Alfacaina (Epinephrine and Atricaine)
  Dentsply, Italy



• Alphacaïne (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Dentsply, France; Heck Pharma, Switzerland



• Anapen
  Dr. Beckmann, Germany



• Articaina Epinefrina Diasa (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Diasa, Spain



• Citocartin (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Molteni, Poland



• Clorhidrato de adrenalina Richmond
  Richmond, Argentina



• Ephedrin HCl Bichsel
  Bichsel, Switzerland



• Epifrin
  Allergan, United States



• Epinefrina Life
  Life, Ecuador



• Epinephrine Hydrochloride
  Abbott, United States; Hospira, United States; IMS, United States



• Epinephrine Injection
  AstraZeneca, United States; IMS, United States



• EpiPen
  ALK, Belgium; ALK, Norway; CSL, Australia; Dey, United States; Merck, Portugal



• EpiPen Jr (pediatric)
  CSL, Australia



• Fastjekt
  Allergopharma, Germany; Allergopharma, Poland



• Glaucon
  Alcon, United States



• Haymine (Epinephrine and Chlorphenamine)
  Chemidex, United Kingdom



• Lignospan (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Septodont, Netherlands



• Neo-Xylestesin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  3M, Austria



• Rapidocain mit Epinephrin (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  Sintetica, Switzerland



• Rudocain (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Streuli Pharma, Switzerland



• Septanest (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Septodont, Austria; Septodont, Denmark



• Septanest z adrenalin (Epinephrine and Articain)
  Septodont, Poland



• Septocaine (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Septodont, Denmark



• Supracaine (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Richter Gedeon RT, Slovakia



• Suprarenin
  Aventis, Slovenia; Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany



• Ubistesin (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  3M, Austria; 3M, Switzerland; 3M ESPE, Germany; 3M ESPE, Poland; 3M Svenska, Sweden



• Ultracain Epinefrina (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Normon, Spain



• Ultracain (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Austria



• Ultracain D-S (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands



• Ultracain Suprarenin (Epinephrine and Articaine)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Germany



• Xylocaine-Adrenaline (Epinephrine and Lidocaine Hydrochloride)
  AstraZeneca, Ethiopia



• Xylocaine-Epinephrine (Epinephrine and Lidocaine)
  AstraZeneca, Netherlands

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
WHO	World Health Organization

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