In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
Scheme
Ph. Eur.
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000087-99-0
Chemical Formula
C5-H12-O5
Molecular Weight
152
Therapeutic Categories
Pharmaceutic aid
Sweetening agent
Chemical Names
$Ixylo$r-Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
(2R,3R,4S)-Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol (IUPAC)
1,2,3,4,5-Pentahydroxypentane
Foreign Names
- Xylitolum (Latin)
- Xylitol (German)
- Xilitol (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Xylitol (OS: BAN, JAN)
- $Imeso$R-Xylitol (IS)
- 4-01-00-02832 (IS: Beilstein)
- BRN 1720523 (IS)
- E967 (IS)
- Eutrit (IS)
- Kannit (IS)
- Klinit (IS)
- Kylit (IS)
- Newtol (IS)
- Torch (IS)
- UNII-VCQ006KQ1E (IS)
- Xylite (IS)
- Xyliton (IS)
- Xylitum (IS)
- Xylo-pentanpentol (IS)
- Xylitol (PH: BP 2010, JP XV, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
Brand Names
- Aquadent (Xylitol and Chlorhexidine (veterinary use))
Virbac, New Zealand
- Aquadent (veterinary use)
Virbac, Australia
- GX Braun Infusionslösung (Xylitol and Dextrose)
B.Braun, Germany
- GX-Lösung DeltaSelect (Xylitol and Dextrose)
DeltaSelect, Germany
- Klinit
I'rom SeiyakuAiromu, Japan
- Kylit
Otsuka, Japan
- Xylit Braun
B.Braun, Germany
- Xylit T
Terumo, Japan
- Xylit-Lösung DeltaSelect
DeltaSelect, Germany
- Xylitol-Infusionslösung
Bernburg, Germany
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Glossary
BAN | British Approved Name |
IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Ph. Eur. | European Pharmacopoeia |
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International Nonproprietary Names.