In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
In the US, Mercaptopurine (mercaptopurine systemic) is a member of the drug class antimetabolites and is used to treat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Crohn's Disease - Acute, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Intestinal Arterial Insufficiency and Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance.
US matches:
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
L01BB02
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000050-44-2
Chemical Formula
C5-H4-N4-S
Molecular Weight
152
Therapeutic Category
Antineoplastic agent, antimetabolite
Chemical Names
6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro-
Purine-6-thiol (USAN)
Foreign Names
- Mercaptopurinum (Latin)
- Mercaptopurin (German)
- Mercaptopurine (French)
- Mercaptopurina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Mercaptopurina (OS: DCIT)
- Mercaptopurine (OS: JAN, DCF, BAN)
- 6(1H)-Purinthion (IS)
- 6-MP (IS)
- 6-Purinethiol (IS: WHO)
- anhydrous mercaptopurine (IS)
- Mercaptopurine monohydrate (OS: BAN)
- 6-Purinthiolmonohydrat (IS)
- Mercaptopurin (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Mercaptopurine (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Mercaptopurinum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
Brand Names
- Mercaptopurin Medice
Medice, Germany
- Mercaptopurin
Atafarm, Turkey
- Mercaptopurina GP Pharm
GP Pharm, Peru
- Mercaptopurina GSK
Glaxo SmithKline, Spain
- Mercaptopurina Refasa
Refasa, Peru
- Purinethol
GlaxoSmithKline, Tunisia; GlaxoSmithKline, Taiwan
- Puri-Nethol
GlaxoSmithKline, Austria; GlaxoSmithKline, Belgium; GlaxoSmithKline, Switzerland; GlaxoSmithKline, Germany; GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom; GlaxoSmithKline, Latvia; GlaxoSmithKline, Turkey; Wellcome Foundation, Slovakia
- Puri-nethol
GlaxoSmithKline, Sweden
- Empurine
Dabur, Philippines
- Leukerin
Ohara Yakuhin, Japan
- Mercaptopurina Filaxis
Filaxis, Argentina
- Mercaptopurina
Bestpharma, Chile
- Mercaptopurine
Mylan, United States; Prometheus, United States; Roxane, United States; Teva USA, United States
- Mercaptopurinum
Vis, Poland
- Merpurine
Union Lab, Taiwan
- Purinethol
Gate, United States; GlaxoSmithKline, Argentina; GlaxoSmithKline, Chile; GlaxoSmithKline, Italy; GlaxoSmithKline, Mexico; GlaxoSmithKline, Philippines
- Puri-Nethol
Eureco, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; GlaxoSmithKline, United Arab Emirates; GlaxoSmithKline, Australia; GlaxoSmithKline, Bangladesh; GlaxoSmithKline, Bahrain; GlaxoSmithKline, Brazil; GlaxoSmithKline, Czech Republic; GlaxoSmithKline, Estonia; GlaxoSmithKline, Egypt; GlaxoSmithKline, Georgia; GlaxoSmithKline, Guyana; GlaxoSmithKline, Hong Kong; GlaxoSmithKline, Israel; GlaxoSmithKline, India; GlaxoSmithKline, Iraq; GlaxoSmithKline, Iran; GlaxoSmithKline, Iceland; GlaxoSmithKline, Jordan; GlaxoSmithKline, Kuwait; GlaxoSmithKline, Lebanon; GlaxoSmithKline, Lithuania; GlaxoSmithKline, Luxembourg; GlaxoSmithKline, Netherlands; GlaxoSmithKline, Norway; GlaxoSmithKline, New Zealand; GlaxoSmithKline, Oman; GlaxoSmithKline, Qatar; GlaxoSmithKline, Romania; GlaxoSmithKline, Russian Federation; GlaxoSmithKline, Saudi Arabia; GlaxoSmithKline, Singapore; GlaxoSmithKline, Slovenia; GlaxoSmithKline, Syria; GlaxoSmithKline, Thailand; GlaxoSmithKline, Yemen; GlaxoSmithKline, South Africa; Wellcome, Ireland
- Purinéthol
GlaxoSmithKline, France
- Puri-Nethol (veterinary use)
GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom
- Varimer
Varifarma, Argentina
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) |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
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