Malathion

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

Scheme

BAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

P03AX03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000121-75-5

Chemical Formula

C10-H19-O6-P-S2

Molecular Weight

330

Therapeutic Category

Pediculocide

Chemical Name

Butanedioic acid, [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)thio]-, diethyl ester

Foreign Names

• Malathionum (Latin)
• Malathion (German)
• Malathion (French)

Generic Names

• Malathion (OS: BAN)
• Maldison (IS)
• Malathion (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Malathionum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• A-Lices
  AFT, New Zealand; Hoe, Sri Lanka; Hoe, Myanmar; Hoe, Singapore



• Derbac-M
  SSL, Ireland; SSL, New Zealand; SSL International, United Kingdom



• Lice Care
  ICM, Singapore



• Malaban (veterinary use)
  IncaFlight, Australia



• Malathion
  AFT, New Zealand; Synerx, United States



• Malation
  DnE, Norway



• Maldison (veterinary use)
  Pharmachem, Australia



• Noury
  Alfaco, Netherlands



• Olicide
  Cosmofarma, Portugal



• Ovide
  Medicis, United States; Taro, United States



• Pluvitox (veterinary use)
  Copyr, Italy



• Prioderm
  Meda, Belgium; Meda, France; Meda, Luxembourg; Meda, Netherlands; Mundipharma, Switzerland; Mundipharma, Finland; Mundipharma, Norway; Mundipharma, Oman; Mundipharma, Sweden; Norpharma, Denmark; Norpharma, Iceland; Rafa, Israel; SSL, Ireland; SSL, New Zealand



• Quellada M
  GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom; Stafford-Miller, Ireland



• Radikal
  Christiaens, Luxembourg; Nycomed, Belgium; Sandipro, Luxembourg

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name

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