Xylitol

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

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000087-99-0

Chemical Formula

C5-H12-O5

Molecular Weight

152

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Sweetening agent

Chemical Names

$Ixylo$r-Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol

(2R,3R,4S)-Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol (IUPAC)

1,2,3,4,5-Pentahydroxypentane

Foreign Names

• Xylitolum (Latin)
• Xylitol (German)
• Xilitol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Xylitol (OS: BAN, JAN)
• $Imeso$R-Xylitol (IS)
• 4-01-00-02832 (IS: Beilstein)
• BRN 1720523 (IS)
• E967 (IS)
• Eutrit (IS)
• Kannit (IS)
• Klinit (IS)
• Kylit (IS)
• Newtol (IS)
• Torch (IS)
• UNII-VCQ006KQ1E (IS)
• Xylite (IS)
• Xyliton (IS)
• Xylitum (IS)
• Xylo-pentanpentol (IS)
• Xylitol (PH: BP 2010, JP XV, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Aquadent (Xylitol and Chlorhexidine (veterinary use))
  Virbac, New Zealand



• Aquadent (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Australia



• GX Braun Infusionslösung (Xylitol and Dextrose)
  B.Braun, Germany



• GX-Lösung DeltaSelect (Xylitol and Dextrose)
  DeltaSelect, Germany



• Klinit
  I'rom SeiyakuAiromu, Japan



• Kylit
  Otsuka, Japan



• Xylit Braun
  B.Braun, Germany



• Xylit T
  Terumo, Japan



• Xylit-Lösung DeltaSelect
  DeltaSelect, Germany



• Xylitol-Infusionslösung
  Bernburg, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia

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