Racecadotril

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A07XA04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0081110-73-8

Chemical Formula

C21-H23-N-O4-S

Molecular Weight

385

Therapeutic Categories

Antidiarrhoeal agent

Enzyme inhibitor

Chemical Names

(±)-N-[α-(Mercaptomethyl)hydrocinnamoyl]glycine, benzyl ester, acetate (ester) (WHO)

(RS)-Benzyl 2-({2-[(acetylsulfanyl)methyl]-3-phenylpropanoyl}amino)acetat (IUPAC)

Benzyl rac-{2-[(acetylsulfanyl)methyl]-3-phenylpropanamido}acetate (BAN)

Glycine, N-(2-((acetylthio)methyl)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropyl)-, phenylmethyl ester, (+-)-

N-[(R,S)-3-acetylthio-2-benzylpropanoyl]glycine benzyl ester

N-[2-[(Acetylthio)-methyl]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropyl]glycine phenylmethyl ester

Foreign Names

• Racecadotrilum (Latin)
• Racecadotril (German)
• Racécadotril (French)
• Racecadotrilo (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Racecadotril (OS: BAN)
• Racécadotril (OS: DCF)
• Acetorphan (IS)
• Ecatorfate (IS)
• Racecadotril (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010)
• Racecadotrilum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Hidrasec
  Abbott, China; Bagó, Ecuador; Ferrer, Costa Rica; Ferrer, Dominican Republic; Ferrer, Guatemala; Ferrer, Honduras; Ferrer, Nicaragua; Ferrer, Panama; Ferrer, El Salvador; Ferrer-Galenica, Greece; Fournier, Romania; Laboratoire Sophartex, Vietnam; Leti, Venezuela; Novag, Mexico; Sophartex, Bulgaria



• Racedot
  Macleods, Georgia



• Tiorfan
  Abbott, Germany; Bioproject, Tunisia; Bioprojet, France; CPH, Portugal; Ferrer, Spain



• Tiorfix
  Abbott, Italy

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Glossary

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

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