Carprofen

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0053716-49-7

Chemical Formula

C15-H12-Cl-N-O2

Molecular Weight

273

Therapeutic Categories

Analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory agent

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID

Chemical Name

9H-Carbazole-2-acetic acid, 6-chloro-α-methyl-, (±)-

Foreign Names

• Carprofenum (Latin)
• Carprofen (German)
• Carprofène (French)
• Carprofeno (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Carprofen (OS: USAN, BAN)
• C 5720 (IS)
• C 8012 (IS)
• Ro 20-5720/000 (IS)
• Carprofen (PH: USP 32)
• Carprofen for Veterinary Use (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Carprofenum ad usum veterinarium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Activyl (veterinary use)
  Intervet International B.V., Luxembourg



• Canidryl (veterinary use)
  Chanelle, Ireland; Chanelle Pharmaceuticals, Austria; Chanelle Pharmaceuticals, Poland; Gräub, Switzerland; Omnidea, Sweden; Orion, Finland; WDT, Germany



• Carprodyl (veterinary use)
  Ceva, Belgium; Ceva, Germany; Ceva, France; Ceva, Netherlands; Ceva Animal Health, Poland; CEVA Santé Animale, Luxembourg; CEVA Vetpharma, Sweden



• Carprofen (veterinary use)
  Apex Laboratories, Australia



• Carprogesic (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge, Germany; Norbrook, Luxembourg



• Comforion (veterinary use)
  Orion, Poland



• Dolagis (veterinary use)
  Albrecht, Germany; Scanvet, Finland; Sogeval, France; Sogeval, Poland



• Norocarp (veterinary use)
  Axience, France; Norbrook, United Kingdom; Norbrook, New Zealand; Norbrook, Portugal; Norbrook, South Africa; Norbrook Laboratories Australia, Australia; N-vet, Sweden; Scanvet, Finland; Ufamed, Switzerland; VAAS, Italy



• Novocox (veterinary use)
  IMPAX, United States



• Paracarp (veterinary use)
  IDT, Germany



• Prolet (veterinary use)
  Jurox, Australia; Jurox, New Zealand



• Rimadyl (veterinary use)
  Orion, Sweden; Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer, Luxembourg; Pfizer Animal, Portugal; Pfizer Animal Health, Australia; Pfizer Animal Health, Belgium; Pfizer Animal Health, Switzerland; Pfizer Animal Health, Finland; Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom; Pfizer Animal Health, Italy; Pfizer Animal Health, Netherlands; Pfizer Animal Health, Norway; Pfizer Animal Health, New Zealand; Pfizer Animal Health, United States; Pfizer Animal Health, South Africa; Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Ireland; Pfizer GmbH Tiergesundheit, Germany; Pfizer Santé Animale, France



• Rimifin (veterinary use)
  Albrecht, Germany; Chanelle, Netherlands; Eurovet, Belgium; Laboratoire Vétoquinol, France



• Tergive (veterinary use)
  Parnell, New Zealand; Parnell Laboratories, Australia



• Zenecarp (veterinary use)
  Cypharm, Ireland

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
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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