Fructose

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

Scheme

USP

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

V06DC02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000057-48-7

Chemical Formula

C6-H12-O6

Molecular Weight

180

Therapeutic Category

Dietary agent

Chemical Name

D-Fructose

Foreign Names

• Fructosum (Latin)
• Fructose (German)
• Fructose (French)

Generic Names

• Fructose (OS: JAN, DCF)
• Laevfructose (IS)
• Laevulosum (IS: Fructosum)
• Lévulose (IS: DCF vieille)
• D-Fructose (PH: BP 2010)
• Fructose (PH: JP XIV, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2007)
• Fructosum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Fructin
  Beximco, Bangladesh



• Fructon
  Otsuka, Japan



• Fructose
  Otsuka, Taiwan



• Fruttosio (veterinary use)
  Acme, Italy; Galenica Senese, Italy



• Glycenon (Fructose and Glycerol)
  I'rom SeiyakuAiromu, Japan



• Glyceol (Fructose and Glycerol)
  Chugai, Japan



• Glycereb (Fructose and Glycerol)
  Terumo, Japan



• Glymacken (Fructose and Glycerol)
  Mylan Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Glypose (Fructose and Glycerol)
  Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Grenol (Fructose and Glycerol)
  Ajinomoto, Japan



• Gycerin F (Fructose and Glycerol)
  Hikari Seiyaku, Japan



• Hisiceol (Fructose and Glycerol)
  Nipro PharmaNipurofama, Japan



• Laevulose
  Actavis, Georgia



• Levose
  Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Lévulose Aguettant
  Aguettant, France



• Lévulose Biosedra
  Fresenius, France



• Levuloza
  Hemofarm, Serbia; Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina



• Esafosfina
  Biomedica Foscama, China; Biomedica Foscama, Georgia; Biomedica Foscama, Hong Kong; Biomedica Foscama, Italy



• FDP Fisiopharma
  Fisiopharma, Italy

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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