Pyroxylin

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0009004-70-0

Chemical Formula

(C12-H16-N4-O18)n

Therapeutic Category

Pharmaceutic aid

Chemical Name

Cellulose, nitrate

Foreign Names

• Pyroxylinum (Latin)
• Pyroxylin (German)
• Pyroxyline (French)
• Piroxilina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Pyroxyline (OS: DCF)
• Cellulose Nitrate (IS)
• Collodium (IS)
• Collodiumwolle (IS)
• Colloxylinum (IS)
• Gossypium collodii (IS)
• Pyroxylin (PH: JP VIII, Ph. Helv. VI, Editio, USP 32, BP 2010)

Brand Name

• Curisept
  Excelentia, Argentina

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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