Dacarbazine

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

In the US, Dacarbazine (dacarbazine systemic) is a member of the drug class alkylating agents and is used to treat Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Melanoma.

US matches:

• Dacarbazine


• Dacarbazine Intravenous, Injection

UK matches:

• Dacarbazine 100 mg, powder for solution for injection (Hospira UK Ltd)
• Dacarbazine 200 mg, powder for solution for injection (Hospira UK Ltd)
• Dacarbazine 600 mg, powder for solution for injection (Hospira UK Ltd)
• Dacarbazine 100mg, 200mg, 500mg, 1000mg (medac UK) (SPC)
• Dacarbazine 200 mg, powder for solution for injection (Hospira UK Ltd) (SPC)
• Dacarbazine 600 mg, powder for solution for injection (Hospira UK Ltd) (SPC)
• Dacarbazine for injection BP 600mg (Hospira UK Ltd) (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L01AX04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0004342-03-4

Chemical Formula

C6-H10-N6-O

Molecular Weight

182

Therapeutic Category

Antineoplastic agent

Chemical Name

1H-Imidazole-4-carboxamide, 5-(3,3-dimethyl-1-triazenyl)-

Foreign Names

• Dacarbazinum (Latin)
• Dacarbazin (German)
• Dacarbazine (French)
• Dacarbazina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Dacarbazina (OS: DCIT)
• Dacarbazine (OS: BAN, DCF, JAN, USAN)
• Biocarbazine (IS)
• DIC (IS)
• Dimethyl Triazeno Imidazol Carboxamide (IS)
• DTFC (IS)
• DTIC (IS)
• DTIE (IS)
• Imidazole Carboxamide (IS)
• NSC 45 388 (IS)
• Dacarbazine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, BP 2010)
• Dacarbazinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4)

Brand Names

• Dabaz
  Intas, Peru



• Dacarb
  Eurofarma, Brazil



• Dacarbacina
  Bestpharma, Chile



• Dacarbazin Lachema
  Lachema, Romania; Pliva, Bulgaria; Pliva, Czech Republic; Pliva, Hungary; Pliva, Lithuania; Pliva, Russian Federation; Pliva, Slovakia



• Dacarbazin Pliva Lachema
  Lachema, Serbia; Pliva, Serbia



• Dacarbazin Pliva
  Pliva, Slovenia



• Dacarbazin
  Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva Lachema, Poland



• Dacarbazina Bestpharm
  Bestpharma, Peru



• Dacarbazina Filaxis
  Filaxis, Argentina; Filaxis, Peru



• Dacarbazina Medac
  Madaus, Spain



• Dacarbazina RCA
  Pliva, Spain



• Dacarbazina
  Baxter, Chile; Kampar, Chile; Palmagyar, Peru



• Dacarbazine DBL
  Hospira, Indonesia; Mayne, Hong Kong; Mayne, Malaysia; Tempo Scan Pacific, Indonesia



• Dacarbazine for Injection
  Hospira, Australia



• Dacarbazine Medac
  Medac, Denmark; Medac, Greece; Medac, Israel



• Dacarbazine Pliva
  Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Dacarbazine Sandoz
  Sandoz, Australia



• Dacarbazine
  APP, United States; Bedford, United States; Hospira, Canada; Hospira, New Zealand; Hospira, Taiwan; Hospira, United States; Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan; Mayne, United States; Sicor, United States; Teva, Belgium; Teva USA, United States



• Dacarbion
  Medicus, Greece



• Dacarin
  VHB, India



• Dacatic
  Orion, Finland



• Dacin
  Lipomed, Switzerland



• Daltrizen
  Sindan, Romania



• Deticene
  Aventis, Peru; Aventis, Serbia; Sanofi-Aventis, Chile; Sanofi-Aventis, Greece; Sanofi-Aventis, Israel; Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands; Sanofi-Aventis, Turkey; Sanofi-Aventis - Produtos farmacêuticos, S.A., Portugal



• Déticène
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Detilem
  Lemery, Mexico



• DTI
  Korea United Pharm, Georgia



• DTIC
  Bayer, New Zealand; Bayer, United States; Bayer Schering, South Africa



• Oncocarbil
  LKM, Argentina



• Dacarbazine Medac
  Medac, Austria; Medac, Sweden



• Detimedac
  Medac, Germany



• DTIC-Dome (veterinary use)
  Bayer Animal Health, United Kingdom

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)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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