Bismuth Subgallate

In the US, Bismuth Subgallate is a member of the drug class antidiarrheals and is used to treat Gas.

Scheme

USAN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000099-26-3

Chemical Formula

C7-H5-Bi-O6

Molecular Weight

394

Therapeutic Categories

Dermatological agent

Antiseptic

Disinfectant

Astringent agent

Chemical Name

1,3,2-Benzodioxabismole-5-carboxylic acid, 2,7-dihydroxy-

Foreign Names

• Bismuthi subgallas (Latin)
• Basisches Bismutgallat (German)
• Bismuth (sous-gallate de) (French)

Generic Names

• Bismuth Subgallate (OS: USAN, JAN)
• B.S.G. (IS)
• Basic Bismuth Gallate (IS)
• Derbinolum (IS)
• Wismutgallat, basisches (IS: ASK)
• Wismutgallathydroxid (IS)
• Bismutgallat, Basisches (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Bismuth (sous-gallate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Bismuth Subgallate (PH: BP 2010, JP XV, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Bismuthi subgallas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Anusol
  McNeil, Ireland



• Carbocit (Bismuth Subgallate andCharcoal, Activated)
  Imuna, Slovakia



• Contra Haemorrhoides (Bismuth Subgallate and Zinc)
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Dermatol
  Aflofarm, Poland; Aroma, Turkey; Gemi, Poland; Merkez, Turkey; Oro, Turkey



• Rowatanal
  Rowa, Ireland

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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