Cimetidine

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

In the US, Cimetidine (cimetidine systemic) is a member of the drug class H2 antagonists and is used to treat Duodenal Ulcer, Duodenal Ulcer Prophylaxis, Erosive Esophagitis, GERD, Human Papilloma Virus, Indigestion, Obesity, Stomach Ulcer, Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis, Upper GI Hemorrhage and Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.

US matches:

• Cimetidine


• Cimetidine Solution


• Cimetidine Suspension


• Cimetidine Hydrochloride


• Cimetidine Injection


• Cimetidine Sodium Chloride


• Cimetidine Tablets

UK matches:

• Cimetidine 200mg/5ml Oral Solution
• Cimetidine 200mg/5ml Oral Solution (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A02BA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0051481-61-9

Chemical Formula

C10-H16-N6-S

Molecular Weight

252

Therapeutic Categories

Gastric acid secretion inhibitor

Histamine, H₂-receptor antagonist

Treatment of peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)

Chemical Name

Guanidine, N-cyano-N'-methyl-N''-[2-[[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl]thio]ethyl]-

Foreign Names

• Cimetidinum (Latin)
• Cimetidin (German)
• Cimétidine (French)
• Cimetidina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Cimetidina (OS: DCIT)
• Cimetidine (OS: USAN, JAN, BAN)
• Cimétidine (OS: DCF)
• SKF 92334 (IS: SmithklineFr)
• Cimetidin (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cimetidine (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 30, JP XV)
• Cimétidine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cimetidinum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cimetidine Hydrochloride (OS: USAN, BANM)
• Cimétidine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cimetidine Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32)
• Cimetidinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cimetidini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Adco-Cimetidine
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Ali Veg
  GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Spain



• Altramet
  Lek, Poland



• Alukamet
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Amuisan
  Nipro GenephaNipurojenefa, Japan



• Apo-Cimetidine
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, New Zealand; Apotex, Vietnam



• Asmedin
  Oriental PharmaceuticalOrientaru Yakuhin, Japan



• Astrofen
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Belomet
  Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Bio-Cimetidine
  Biotech Laboratories, South Africa



• Biomag
  B&G, Italy



• Brumetidina
  Medopharm, Vietnam



• Cdin
  Unibios Laboratories, Ethiopia



• Cementin
  DHA, Hong Kong; DHA, Singapore



• Cemidin
  Dexxon, Israel



• Cencamat
  Pharmasant, Thailand



• Cidine
  Medifive, Thailand



• Cigamet
  GDH, Thailand



• Cilcar-Z
  Sioe SeiyakuShioe, Japan



• Cim
  Decomed, Portugal



• Cimagen
  Antigen, Ireland



• Cimedine
  Dar-Al-Dawa, United Arab Emirates; Dar-Al-Dawa, Bahrain; Dar-Al-Dawa, Iraq; Dar-Al-Dawa, Lebanon; Dar-Al-Dawa, Libya; Dar-Al-Dawa, Nigeria; Dar-Al-Dawa, Oman; Dar-Al-Dawa, Saudi Arabia; Dar-Al-Dawa, Sudan; Dar-Al-Dawa, Somalia; Dar-Al-Dawa, Yemen; F.T. Pharma, Vietnam



• Cimegast
  ICN, Poland



• Cimehexal
  Hexal, Luxembourg



• Cimeldine
  Clonmel, Ireland



• Cimeron
  Kobayashi Kako, Japan



• Cimet
  Flamingo Pharmacueticals, Ethiopia; IPCA, Oman; Ipca Laboratories, Ethiopia



• Cimetag
  GlaxoSmithKline, Austria; Julphar, Bahrain; Julphar, Oman; Teva, Israel



• Cimetidin AbZ
  AbZ, Germany



• Cimetidin acis
  Acis, Germany



• Cimetidin AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Cimetidin Genericon
  Genericon, Austria



• Cimetidin Stada
  Stada, Germany



• Cimetidina Teva
  Teva, Italy



• Cimetidina
  Cofasa, Venezuela; Elter - Medicamentos Genéricos, Venezuela; Flupal, Venezuela; Genéricos Venezolanos, Venezuela; Kimiceg, Venezuela; Pifano, Venezuela; Sanderson, Chile; Spefar, Venezuela



• Cimetidinã
  Arena, Romania



• Cimetidin-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Cimetidine A
  Apothecon, Netherlands



• Cimetidine Alpharma
  Alpharma, Singapore



• Cimétidine Arrow
  Arrow, France



• Cimetidine Beacons
  Beacons, Singapore



• Cimetidine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Cimetidine Dexcel
  Dexcel, United Kingdom



• Cimetidine DP
  Disphar, Netherlands



• Cimetidine EG
  Eurogenerics, Belgium



• Cimetidine Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands



• Cimétidine Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Cimetidine Oral Solution
  Actavis, United States; Duromed, United States; Endo, United States; Hi-Tech, United States; Morton Grove, United States; Pharmaceutical Associates, United States



• Cimetidine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Cimetidine Prafa
  Prafa, Indonesia



• Cimetidine ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Cimetidine Sandoz
  Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Netherlands



• Cimetidine Teva
  Teva, Belgium



• Cimétidine Teva
  Teva Santé, France



• Cimetidine
  Accord Healthcare, Netherlands; Actavis, Russian Federation; Anghook, Ethiopia; Apotex Europe, Netherlands; Contract, United States; Dava, United States; IPS, Netherlands; Kwang Mayung Pharma, Ethiopia; Lek, United States; Mylan, United States; Pharmamed, Ethiopia; Pliva, United States; Rosemont, United Kingdom; Sandoz, United States; Teva USA, United States; Torpharm, United States; Watson, United States; Wise, Netherlands; Zydus Cadila, India



• Cimetidine-EG
  Eurogenerics, Luxembourg



• Cimetidin-Mepha
  Mepha Pharma, Switzerland



• Cimetidinum
  ICN, Poland



• Cimetin
  ECU, Ecuador; Hexal, Brazil



• Cimetine
  Sriprasit, Thailand



• Cimetiparl
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Cimetiran
  Nipro PharmaNipurofama, Japan



• Cimewell
  Kojar, Taiwan



• Cimexol
  Solas, Indonesia



• CimLich
  Winthrop, Germany



• Cimlok
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Cimulcer
  Biolab, Singapore



• Citidine
  Atlantic, Hong Kong; Atlantic, Singapore; Atlantic, Thailand



• Clinimet
  Bangkok, Thailand



• Contracid
  GlaxoSmithKline, Taiwan



• Corsamet
  Corsa Industries, Indonesia



• Create
  Teikoku Medix, Japan



• Cylock
  Fujimoto Seiyaku, Japan



• Cystamet
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan



• Dancart
  Nihon Yakuhin Kogyo, Japan



• Dansul
  Sanwa Kagaku, Japan



• Doc Cimeti
  Docpharma, Luxembourg



• Doccimeti
  Docpharma, Belgium; Docpharma, Luxembourg



• Duotric
  Asian, Thailand



• Dyspamet
  GlaxoSmithKline, United Arab Emirates; GlaxoSmithKline, Bahrain; GlaxoSmithKline, Cyprus; GlaxoSmithKline, Ethiopia; GlaxoSmithKline, Iran; GlaxoSmithKline, Jordan; GlaxoSmithKline, Kuwait; GlaxoSmithKline, Lebanon; GlaxoSmithKline, Qatar; GlaxoSmithKline, Syria; GlaxoSmithKline, Yemen; Goldshield, United Kingdom; Goldshield, Ireland



• Dyspamet (veterinary use)
  Goldshield, United Kingdom



• Esmeralda
  Yoshindo, Japan



• Etideme
  Montefarmaco OTC, Italy



• Famotidine Healthypharm
  Healthypharm, Netherlands



• Fremet
  Recordati, Spain



• Gadol
  Ronava, Venezuela



• Galenamet
  Galen, Ireland



• Gastidine
  Vida, Hong Kong



• Gastirin
  Oriental PharmaceuticalOrientaru Yakuhin, Japan



• Gastromet
  Kyowa Yakuhin, Japan



• Gen-Cimetidine
  Genpharm, Canada



• GenRX Cimetidine
  Apotex, Australia



• Geramet
  Gerard, Ireland



• H2 Blocker-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany; Ratiopharm, Luxembourg



• Hexamet
  Hexal, South Africa



• Himetin
  IL Dong, Singapore



• Histodil
  Gedeon Richter, Ethiopia; Gedeon Richter, Russian Federation



• Icrol
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Ishimet
  Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan



• Iwamet
  Masa Lab, Myanmar; Masa Lab, Thailand



• Lafayette Cimetidine
  Lafayette, Philippines



• Lafcedin
  Nagase Iyakuhin, Japan



• Lenamet Otc
  Aspen Pharmacare Consumer, South Africa



• Lenamet
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Lennamet
  Lennon, Ethiopia



• Licomet
  Berlico Mulia Farma, Indonesia



• Lock-2
  Zydus Cadila, India



• Magicul
  Alphapharm, Australia



• Manomet
  March, Thailand



• May Cimetidine
  May Pharma, Philippines



• Medelan
  Medhel Ellas, Greece



• Meticon
  Asia Pharma, Ethiopia



• Mexine
  Medis, Tunisia



• Milamet
  Milano, Thailand



• Neutromed
  Wabosan, Austria



• Neutronorm retard
  Ebewe, Austria



• Neutronorm
  Ebewe, Austria



• Nuardin
  Tramedico, Belgium; Tramedico, Luxembourg



• Nu-Cimet
  Nu-Pharm, Canada



• Nulcer
  Armoxindo, Indonesia



• Pharmaniaga Cimetidine
  Pharmaniaga, Malaysia



• Pinamet
  Pinewood, Ireland



• Pouwepin
  Root, Taiwan



• Primamet
  Lek, Czech Republic



• Promet
  Millimed, Myanmar; Millimed, Thailand



• Ritemed Cimetidine
  Ritemed, Philippines



• Sabax Cimetidine
  Adcock Ingram Critical Care, South Africa



• Sanmetidin
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Sanwell
  Kojar, Taiwan



• Secadine Tablets
  Xixia, South Africa



• Setard
  Charoon Bhesaj, Thailand



• Shintamet
  Yung Shin, Singapore



• Siamidine
  Siam Bheasach, Thailand



• Simaglen
  Unison, Hong Kong; Unison, Myanmar; Unison, Thailand



• Stomatidin
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan



• Stomedine
  Osoth, Thailand



• Stomédine
  GlaxoSmithKline, France



• Stomet
  Valda, Italy



• Syncomet
  Synco, Hong Kong



• Tagamet
  Axcan, France; Chemidex, United Kingdom; Dainippon Sumitomo, Japan; Glaxo SmithKline, Spain; GlaxoSmithKline, United Arab Emirates; GlaxoSmithKline, Australia; GlaxoSmithKline, Bahrain; GlaxoSmithKline, Brazil; GlaxoSmithKline, Cyprus; GlaxoSmithKline, Ethiopia; GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom; GlaxoSmithKline, Hong Kong; GlaxoSmithKline, Israel; GlaxoSmithKline, Iran; GlaxoSmithKline, Italy; GlaxoSmithKline, Jordan; GlaxoSmithKline, Kuwait; GlaxoSmithKline, Lebanon; GlaxoSmithKline, Luxembourg; GlaxoSmithKline, Mexico; GlaxoSmithKline, Netherlands; GlaxoSmithKline, Oman; GlaxoSmithKline, Peru; GlaxoSmithKline, Philippines; GlaxoSmithKline, Qatar; GlaxoSmithKline, Singapore; GlaxoSmithKline, El Salvador; GlaxoSmithKline, Syria; GlaxoSmithKline, Taiwan; GlaxoSmithKline, United States; GlaxoSmithKline, Yemen; PCO, Netherlands; SmithKline & French, China; Vianex / BIANEΞ, Greece



• Tagamet (veterinary use)
  GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom



• Tagapro
  Medicine Supply, Thailand



• Takamizin
  Takata Seiyaku, Japan



• Tamper
  Gap, Greece



• Temic
  Farma1, Italy



• Tenomet
  Remedica, Cyprus; Remedica, Ethiopia; Remedica, Oman



• Therapelcin
  Rafarma, Ethiopia



• Tiekapto
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Timet
  Aegis, United Arab Emirates; Aegis, Bahrain; Aegis, Iraq; Aegis, Kuwait; Aegis, Lebanon; Aegis, Libya; Aegis, Morocco; Aegis, Malta; Aegis, Nigeria; Aegis, Qatar; Aegis, Saudi Arabia; Aegis, Sudan; Aegis, Syria; Aegis, Yemen



• Ulcedin
  AGIPS, Italy



• Ulcemet
  TO Chemicals, Myanmar; TO Chemicals, Thailand



• Ulcerfen
  Finadiet, Argentina



• Ulchyone
  Isei, Japan



• Ulciban
  Torrent, India



• Ulcibid
  Astron, Sri Lanka



• Ulcimet
  Colliere, Peru; Farmasa, Brazil; Polipharm, Thailand



• Ulcomet
  Medochemie, Hong Kong



• Ulcostad
  Stada, Austria



• Ulcumet
  Soho, Indonesia



• Ulis
  SF, Italy



• Ulsikur
  Hexpharm Jaya, Indonesia



• Unitag
  Unimed, Tunisia



• Xepamet
  Metiska, Indonesia; Xepa-Soul Pattinson, Singapore



• Zitac (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Finland; Intervet, France; Intervet, Italy; Intervet, Netherlands; Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health, Portugal; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Brumetidina
  Bruschettini, Ethiopia; Bruschettini, Italy



• Cimetidin Bidiphar
  Bidiphar, Vietnam



• Cimetidin-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Cimetidine Hydrochloride
  Actavis, United States; Clonmel, United States; Duramed, United States; Endo, United States; Hi-Tech, United States; Hospira, United States; Morton Grove, United States; Novex, United States; Pharmaceutical Associates, United States; Teva USA, United States



• Cimetidine Jelfa
  Jelfa, Poland



• Cimetidine
  Perrigo, United States



• H2 Blocker-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Phardine
  Kyorin Rimedio, Japan



• Tagamet HCl
  GlaxoSmithKline, United States



• Ulceracid
  Luper, Brazil



• Ulcostad
  Stada, Austria

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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