Difloxacin

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0098106-17-3

Chemical Formula

C21-H19-F2-N3-O3

Molecular Weight

399

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Gyrase inhibitor

Chemical Name

3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 6-fluoro-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-

Foreign Names

• Difloxacinum (Latin)
• Difloxacin (German)
• Difloxacine (French)
• Difloxacino (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Difloxacin Hydrochloride (OS: USAN)
• A 56619 (IS)
• Abbott 56619 (IS: Abbott)

Brand Names

• Difloxy (veterinary use)
  Scan Vet, Poland



• Dicural (veterinary use)
  CEVA Vetpharma, Sweden; Fort Dodge, Belgium; Fort Dodge, Germany; Fort Dodge, United Kingdom; Fort Dodge, Italy; Fort Dodge, Portugal; Fort Dodge Animal Health, Austria; Fort Dodge Animal Health, Luxembourg; Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States; Fort Dodge Australia, Australia; Fort Dodge Santé Animale, France; Provet, Switzerland; Scanvet, Finland

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Glossary

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

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