Dactinomycin

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

In the US, Dactinomycin (dactinomycin systemic) is a member of the drug class antibiotics/antineoplastics and is used to treat Cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma, Osteoarthritis, Osteosarcoma, Ovarian Cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Testicular Cancer, Trophoblastic Disease and Wilms' Tumor.

US matches:

• Dactinomycin


• Dactinomycin Intravenous

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L01DA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000050-76-0

Chemical Formula

C62-H86-N12-O16

Molecular Weight

1255

Therapeutic Category

Antineoplastic antibacterial

Chemical Name

Actinomycin D

Foreign Names

• Dactinomycinum (Latin)
• Dactinomycin (German)
• Dactinomycine (French)
• Dactinomycina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Dactinomicina (OS: DCIT)
• Dactinomycin (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Dactinomycine (OS: DCF)
• ACT-D (IS)
• HBF 386 (IS)
• Meractinomycin (IS)
• NSC 3053 (IS)
• Actinomycin D (PH: JP XV)
• Dactinomycin (PH: USP 32, Ph. Int. 4)
• Dactinomycinum (PH: Ph. Int. 4)

Brand Names

• Ac-De
  Lemery, Peru



• Cosmegen Lyovac
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Ireland; Ovation, United Kingdom



• Cosmegen
  Banyu Seiyaku, Japan; Lundbeck, United States; Merck, Egypt; Merck, Saudi Arabia; Merck, United States; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Argentina; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Bulgaria; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Brazil; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Hong Kong; Merck Sharp & Dohme, New Zealand; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Philippines; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Turkey; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Taiwan; MSD, United Arab Emirates; MSD, Bahrain; MSD, Iraq; MSD, Iran; MSD, Jordan; MSD, Kuwait; MSD, Lebanon; MSD, Oman; MSD, Qatar; MSD, Syria; MSD, Yemen; Ovation, Austria; Ovation, Estonia; Ovation, Norway; PharmaLink, Australia; Pro Concepta Zug, Switzerland



• Cosmegen (veterinary use)
  Merck Sharp & Dohme Animals, United Kingdom



• Dacmozen
  VHB, India



• Dacticin
  Korea United Pharm, Georgia



• Dactinomicina
  Bestpharma, Chile; World Pharma, Peru



• Lyovac Cosmegen
  Lundbeck, Netherlands; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Luxembourg; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Thailand; Ovation, Belgium

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)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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