Edetic Acid

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000060-00-4

Chemical Formula

C10-H16-N2-O8

Molecular Weight

292

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Antidote: Chelating agent

Chemical Name

Ethylendiamino-N,N,N',N'-tetra-acetic acid (WHO)

Foreign Names

• Acidum edeticum (Latin)
• Edetinsäure (German)
• Acide édétique (French)
• Ácido edético (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Acide édétique (OS: DCF)
• Acido edetico (OS: DCIT)
• Edetic Acid (OS: BAN)
• (Ethylene dinitrilo) tetraacetic acid (IS)
• Ae DTE (IS)
• Diaminoethanetetraacetic acid (IS)
• EDTA (IS)
• Ethylendiamintetraessigsäure (IS)
• Ethylendiamintetraethansäure (IS)
• Ethylendinitrilotetraessigsäure (IS)
• Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (IS)
• Tetrine acid (IS)
• Versene acid (IS)
• Acidum edeticum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Edetic Acid (PH: BP 2010, NF 27, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Edetinsäure (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Edétique (acide) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Edetate Calcium Disodium (OS: USAN)
• Sodium (calcium édétate de) (OS: DCF)
• Sodium Calcium Edetate (OS: BAN)
• Edathamil calcium-disodium (IS)
• EDTA Calcium (IS)
• Edetate Calcium Disodium (PH: USP 32)
• Natrii calcii edetas (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Natriumcalciumedetat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium (calcium édétate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium Calcium Edetate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Dicobalt Edetate (OS: BAN)
• Cobalt tetracemate (IS)
• Edetinsäure, Dikobalt-Salz (IS)
• Disodium Edetate (OS: BAN, JAN)
• Sodium (édétate de) (OS: DCF)
• Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (IS)
• Disodium Tetrine (IS)
• Edetinsäure, Dinatriumsalz-2-Wasser (IS)
• Tetracemate disodium (IS)
• Dinatrii edetas (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Disodium Edetate (PH: BP 2007, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, JP XIV)
• Disodium Edetate Hydrate (PH: JP XV)
• Edétate disodique (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Edetate Disodium (PH: USP 32)
• Natriumedetat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Edetate Trisodium (OS: USAN)
• Edetinsäure, Trinatrium-Salz (IS)
• Trisodium EDTA (IS)
• Trisodium Edetate Injection (PH: BP 1999)

Brand Names

• EDTA Llorens
  Llorens, Spain



• Bleian S
  Nisshin Seiyaku - Yamagata, Japan



• Bleian
  Nisshin Seiyaku - Yamagata, Japan



• Calcium Disodium Versenate
  Douglas, New Zealand; Graceway, United States; iNova Pharmaceuticals, Australia



• Calcium Edétate de Sodium Serb
  SERB, France



• Calsenate (veterinary use)
  Parnell Laboratories, Australia



• Edetamin
  Terapia, Romania



• Ledclair
  Durbin, United Kingdom; Sinclair, Ireland



• Sodio Calcio Edetato
  Monico, Italy; Salf, Italy



• Versenato Calcico Disodico
  3M, Chile



• Dicobalt Edetate
  3M, Australia; Cambridge Laboratories, United Kingdom



• Kelocyanor
  IFET, Greece



• Kélocyanor
  Cahill May Roberts, Ireland; SERB, France



• Premier Dicobalt Edetate
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Chelatran
  SERB, France



• Edetate Disodium
  Centre for Advanced Medicine, New Zealand



• Morhonine For Dental Use (Edetic Acid and Cetrimide)
  Showa Yakuhin Kako, Japan



• N.A.C. (Edetic Acid and Acetylcysteine (veterinary use))
  Laboratoire TVM, France



• Sodio Edetato
  Galenica, Italy; Monico, Italy; Salf, Italy



• Limclair
  Sinclair, Ireland

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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