Procarbazine

In the US, Procarbazine (procarbazine systemic) is a member of the drug class miscellaneous antineoplastics and is used to treat Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Glioblastoma Multiforme and Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

US matches:

• Procarbazine


• Procarbazine Hydrochloride

UK matches:

• Procarbazine Capsules 50mg (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L01XB01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000671-16-9

Chemical Formula

C12-H19-N3-O

Molecular Weight

221

Therapeutic Category

Antineoplastic agent

Chemical Name

Benzamide, N-(1-methylethyl)-4-[(2-methylhydrazino)methyl]-

Foreign Names

• Procarbazinum (Latin)
• Procarbazin (German)
• Procarbazine (French)
• Procarbazina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Procarbazina (OS: DCIT)
• Procarbazine (OS: BAN, DCF)
• Ibenzmethyzine (IS)
• Procarbazine Hydrochloride (OS: USAN, JAN)
• NSC 77213 (IS)
• PRO (IS)
• Ro 4-6467 (IS)
• Procarbazine Hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, JP XIV)
• Procarbazini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 4)

Brand Names

• Matulane
  Sigma Tau, Canada; Sigma Tau, United States



• Natulan
  Link, Australia; Pharma Riace, Russian Federation; Roche, Ethiopia; Sigma, Netherlands; Sigma Tau, Spain; Sigma Tau, France; Sigma Tau, Italy; Sigma-Tau, Switzerland; Sigma-Tau, Germany



• Procarbazine
  AFT, New Zealand; Cambridge Laboratories, United Kingdom

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)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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