Tacalcitol

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D05AX04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0057333-96-7

Chemical Formula

C27-H44-O3

Molecular Weight

416

Therapeutic Category

Dermatological agent: Antipsoriatic

Chemical Name

(+)-(5Z,7E,24R)-9,10-Secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-1α,3ß,24-triol

Foreign Names

• Tacalcitolum (Latin)
• Tacalcitol (German)
• Tacalcitol (French)
• Tacalcitol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Tacalcitol (OS: BAN, JAN, DCF)
• TV 02 (IS)

Brand Names

• Alfatacacil
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan



• Bonalfa High
  Teijin Pharma, Japan



• Bonalfa SP
  Schering-Plough, Peru



• Bonalfa
  Isdin, Spain; Teijin, China; Teijin Pharma, Japan



• Curatoderm
  Almirall Hermal, Luxembourg



• Apsor
  Merck Serono, France



• Bonalfa
  ISDIN, Portugal; White's, Chile



• Curatoderm
  Almirall, Switzerland; Almirall, United Kingdom; Almirall Hermal, Germany; Hermal, Austria; Hermal, Czech Republic; Hermal, Hungary; Hermal, Israel; Hermal, Poland; Hermal, Slovakia; Reckitt Benckiser, Belgium



• Ticlapsor
  Abiogen, Italy



• Vellutan
  Abiogen, Italy

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BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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