Levosimendan

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C01CX08

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0141505-33-1

Chemical Formula

C14-H12-N6-O

Molecular Weight

280

Therapeutic Categories

Cardiac stimulant, cardiotonic agent

Vasodilator

Chemical Names

(-)-(R)-4,5-Dihydro-3-{4-[N'-(dicyanmethylen)-hydrazono]phenyl}-4-methylpirdazin-6(1H)-on (IUPAC)

Mesoxalonitrile (-)-(p((R)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-4-methyl-6-oxo-3-pyridazinyl)phenyl)hydrazone (WHO)

Mesoxalonitrile [p[(R)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-4-methyl-6-oxo-3-pyridazinyl]phenyl]hydrazone (USAN)

Propanedinitrile, [[4-(1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-4-methyl-6-oxo-3-pyridazinyl)phenyl]hydrazono], (R)

Foreign Names

• Levosimendanum (Latin)
• Levosimendan (German)
• Lévosimendan (French)
• Levosimendan (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Levosimendan (OS: USAN)
• Lévosimendan (OS: DCF)
• (-)-OR 1259 (IS: Orion)

Brand Names

• Daxim
  Abbott, Chile; Abbott, Colombia; Abbott, Venezuela



• Simdax
  Abbott, Argentina; Abbott, Austria; Abbott, Brazil; Abbott, Costa Rica; Abbott, Spain; Abbott, Greece; Abbott, Guatemala; Abbott, Hong Kong; Abbott, Honduras; Abbott, Croatia (Hrvatska); Abbott, Hungary; Abbott, Israel; Abbott, Iceland; Abbott, Italy; Abbott, Luxembourg; Abbott, Mexico; Abbott, Norway; Abbott, New Zealand; Abbott, Oman; Abbott, Panama; Abbott, Romania; Abbott, Slovakia; Abbott, El Salvador; Abbott, Turkey; Orion, Bulgaria; Orion, Czech Republic; Orion, Finland; Orion, Russian Federation; Orion, Sweden

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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