Glucagon

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

In the US, Glucagon (glucagon systemic) is a member of the drug class glucose elevating agents and is used to treat Diagnosis and Investigation and Hypoglycemia.

US matches:

• Glucagon


• Glucagon Diagnostic Kit


• Glucagon Emergency Kit


• Glucagon Injection

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

H04AA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0016941-32-5

Chemical Formula

C153-H225-N43-O49-S

Molecular Weight

3482

Therapeutic Category

Antidote: Insulin antagonist

Chemical Name

Glucagon

Foreign Names

• Glucagonum (Latin)
• Glucagon (German)
• Glucagon (French)
• Glucagon (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Glucagon (OS: BAN, DCF, JAN)
• Glucagone (OS: DCIT)
• Glukagon (IS)
• HG Faktor (IS)
• Glucagon (PH: USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Glucagon, Human (PH: BP 2010)
• Glucagone (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Glucagonum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Glucagen Hypokit
  Novo Nordisk, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Novo Nordisk, Ireland; Novo Nordisk, Lithuania; Novo Nordisk, Luxembourg



• Glucagen
  Novo Nordisk, Tunisia; Novo Nordisk, Taiwan



• Glucagon Diagonostic
  Lilly, United States



• Glucagon Emergency
  Lilly, United States



• Glucagon
  Eisai, Japan; Lilly, Mexico



• Glucagon G Novo
  Novo Nordisk, Japan



• Glucagen Hypokit
  Novo Nordisk, Bulgaria; Novo Nordisk, Chile; Novo Nordisk, Czech Republic; Novo Nordisk, Spain; Novo Nordisk, Hong Kong; Novo Nordisk, Croatia (Hrvatska); Novo Nordisk, Israel; Novo Nordisk, Iceland; Novo Nordisk, New Zealand; Novo Nordisk, Romania; Novo Nordisk, Slovenia



• Glucagen Kit
  Novo Nordisk, France



• GlucaGen Novo Nordisk
  Novo Nordisk, Switzerland



• Glucagen
  Boots, India; Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; EU-Pharma, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Medcor, Netherlands; Novo Nordisk, Argentina; Novo Nordisk, Austria; Novo Nordisk, Australia; Novo Nordisk, Belgium; Novo Nordisk, Bahrain; Novo Nordisk, Czech Republic; Novo Nordisk, Germany; Novo Nordisk, Denmark; Novo Nordisk, Estonia; Novo Nordisk, Finland; Novo Nordisk, France; Novo Nordisk, United Kingdom; Novo Nordisk, Georgia; Novo Nordisk, Greece; Novo Nordisk, Hungary; Novo Nordisk, Italy; Novo Nordisk, Luxembourg; Novo Nordisk, Latvia; Novo Nordisk, Malta; Novo Nordisk, Netherlands; Novo Nordisk, Oman; Novo Nordisk, Poland; Novo Nordisk, Portugal; Novo Nordisk, Serbia; Novo Nordisk, Russian Federation; Novo Nordisk, Singapore; Novo Nordisk, Slovakia; Novo Nordisk, Turkey; Novo Nordisk, United States; Novo Nordisk, South Africa



• Glucagen (veterinary use)
  Novo Nordisk Animalhealth, United Kingdom



• Glucagon Novo Nordisk
  Novo Nordisk, Sweden



• Glucagon
  Eli Lilly, Canada; Lilly, Argentina; Lilly, United States; Novo Nordisk, Luxembourg; Novo Nordisk, Norway; Torrent, India

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
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)

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