Povidone

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0009003-39-8

Chemical Formula

(C6-H9-N-O)n

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Plasmaexpander

Chemical Names

1-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone polymer, linear (WHO)

Poly(1-vinylpyrrolidin-2-on) (IUPAC)

Foreign Names

• Polyvidonum (Latin)
• Povidon (German)
• Polyvidone (French)
• Polividona (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Polyvidone (OS: DCF)
• Povidone (OS: JAN, BAN)
• Povidone (OS: USAN)
• E 1201 (IS)
• Kollidon (IS)
• Poly-N-Vinyllactam (IS)
• Polyvidon (IS)
• Polyvinylpyrrolidon (IS)
• PVP (IS)
• RP 143 (IS)
• Polyvidon (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Polyvidonum (PH: Ph. Int. 4)
• Povidone (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Povidonum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Aftadur
  SSM, Turkey



• Artear
  Popular, Bangladesh



• Arufil
  Chauvin, Czech Republic; Chauvin, Germany; Chauvin, Slovakia



• Betakon
  Aroma, Turkey



• Bolinan
  SERP, France; SERP, Monaco



• Clarover
  Novartis, Italy



• Direa (veterinary use)
  Phoenix, New Zealand



• Dulcilarmes
  Horus, France



• Duratears Free
  Alcon Couvreur, Netherlands



• Fluidabak
  Théa, France; Théa Pharma, Switzerland



• Gelclair (Povidone and Hyaluronic Acid)
  PharmaSwiss, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Hypotears Plus
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa; Novartis, Brazil; Novartis, Venezuela; Novartis Ophtalmics, Czech Republic; Novartis Ophthalmics, Sri Lanka; Novartis Ophthalmics, Myanmar; Novartis Ophthalmics, Slovakia; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Peru



• Hypotears
  Novartis, Argentina; Novartis, Israel; Novartis, Italy; Novartis, Oman; Novartis Ophthalmics, Colombia



• Lac-Ophtal
  Winzer, Germany



• Lacophtal
  Winzer, Germany



• Lacri-Stulln
  Medserve, Switzerland; Stulln, Germany



• Liquifilm Tears
  Allergan, Australia; Allergan, Belgium; Allergan, Bahrain; Allergan, Finland; Allergan, Hong Kong; Allergan, Israel



• Liquifresh
  Allergan, Spain



• Logical
  Armstrong, Mexico



• Nutrivisc
  Novartis, France



• Oculac
  Novartis, Switzerland; Novartis, Denmark; Novartis, Finland; Novartis, Iceland; Novartis, Norway; Novartis Healthcare, Sweden



• Oculotec Fluid
  Novartis, Chile



• Oculotect
  Novartis, Austria; Novartis, Belgium; Novartis, Germany; Novartis, Spain; Novartis, United Kingdom; Novartis, Greece; Novartis, Netherlands; Novartis, Philippines; Novartis, Poland; Novartis, Portugal; Novartis, Turkey; Novartis Ophthalmics, Hungary; Novartis Ophthalmics, Singapore; Novartis Ophthalmics, Vietnam



• Poviidone
  Minerva Pharmaceutical, Ethiopia



• Protagens
  Alcon, Netherlands



• Protagent
  Alcon, Austria; Alcon, Switzerland; Alcon, Germany; Liba, Turkey



• Protear
  Aristopharma, Bangladesh



• PVP Augentropfen
  Mann, Luxembourg



• Refresh
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey; Allergan, New Zealand; Allergan South AfricaPty Ltd., South Africa



• Renu
  Bausch & Lomb, Argentina



• Siccagent
  Alcon, Luxembourg; Alcon-Couvreur, Belgium



• Soliyod
  Münir Sahin, Turkey



• Unifluid
  Théa, France



• Vid-Comod
  Ursapharm, Russian Federation



• Vidirakt S mit PVP
  Mann, Luxembourg



• Vidisept MDO
  Mann, Germany



• Vidisept
  Dr. Mann, Poland; Mann, Germany



• Vidisept EDO
  Mann, Germany



• Vidisic PVP Ophtiole
  Tramedico, Netherlands



• Visine (Povidone and Carbomer)
  McNeil, Germany



• Wet-Comod
  Ursapharm, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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