Mequinol

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D11AX06

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000150-76-5

Chemical Formula

C7-H8-O2

Molecular Weight

124

Therapeutic Category

Dermatological agent: Demelanizing

Chemical Name

Phenol, 4-methoxy-

Foreign Names

• Mequinolum (Latin)
• Mequinol (German)
• Méquinol (French)
• Mequinol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Mequinol (OS: USAN)
• Méquinol (OS: DCF)
• BMS 181158 (IS)
• Mechinolum (IS)
• Paramethoxyphenol (IS)

Brand Names

• Any
  Homme de Fer, France



• Leucobasal
  Biobasal, Peru



• Leucodinine B
  CLS Pharma, Burkina Faso; CLS Pharma, Benin; CLS Pharma, Central African Republic; CLS Pharma, Congo; CLS Pharma, Cote D'ivoire; CLS Pharma, Cameroon; CLS Pharma, Algeria; CLS Pharma, Gabon; CLS Pharma, Guinea; CLS Pharma, Mauritania; CLS Pharma, Niger; CLS Pharma, Senegal; CLS Pharma, Togo; CLS Pharma, Zaire; DB, France; Teriak, Tunisia



• Leucodinine
  Uni-Pharma, Greece



• Novo Dermoquinona
  Juventus, Spain



• Solage (Mequinol and Tretinoin)
  Stiefel, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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