Methylthioninium Chloride

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

V03AB17,V04CG05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000061-73-4

Chemical Formula

C16-H18-Cl-N3-S

Molecular Weight

319

Therapeutic Categories

Diagnostic agent

Urinary tract antiseptic

Antidote in methemoglobinemia

Chemical Name

Phenothiazin-5-ium, 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-, chloride

Foreign Names

• Methylthioninii Chloridum (Latin)
• Methylthioninium chlorid (German)
• Chlorure de Méthylthioninium (French)
• Cloruro de metiltioninio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Bleu de méthylène (OS: DCF)
• Methylene Blue (OS: BAN)
• Methylthioninium Chloride (OS: BAN)
• Metiltioninio clorure (OS: DCIT)
• Methylenblau (IS)
• Methylenum coeruleum (IS)
• Tetramethylthioninium chloratum (IS)
• Methylene Blue (PH: USP 32)
• Methylthionini chloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 2)
• Methylthioninii chloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylthioninium Chloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010)
• Methylthioniniumchlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Azul de Metileno
  Valma, Chile; Volta, Chile



• Centilux (Methylthioninium Chloride and Naphazoline)
  Alcon, Spain



• Collyre Bleu Laiter (Methylthioninium Chloride and Naphazoline)
  Leurquin, France; Uhlmann-Eyraud Pharma, Switzerland



• Methylene Blue for Injection DBL
  AFT, New Zealand



• Methylene Blue Injection USP
  Phebra, Australia



• Methylene Blue
  IFET, Greece; MaCarthys, Malta



• Methylthioninum Chloride (veterinary use)
  Martindale Animalhealth, United Kingdom



• Metiltioninio Cloruro Afom
  AFOM, Italy



• Metiltioninio Cloruro Bioindustria Lim
  Bioindustria Lim, Italy



• Metiltioninio Cloruro Marco Viti
  Marco Viti, Italy



• Metiltioninio Cloruro Monico
  Monico, Italy



• Metiltioninio Cloruro Novo Arcentia
  Nova Argentia, Italy



• Metiltioninio Cloruro Salf
  Salf, Italy



• Metiltioninio Cloruro Zeta
  Zeta, Italy



• Sepurin
  Gross, Brazil



• Urolene Blue
  Star, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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