Biotin

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

In the US, Biotin (biotin systemic) is a member of the drug class vitamins and is used to treat Dietary Supplementation.

US matches:

• Biotin

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A11HA05

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000058-85-5

Chemical Formula

C10-H16-N2-O3-S

Molecular Weight

244

Therapeutic Category

Vitamin B-complex

Chemical Name

1H-Thieno[3,4-d]imidazole-4-pentanoic acid, hexahydro-2-oxo-, [3aS-(3aα,4ß,6aα)]-

Foreign Names

• Biotinum (Latin)
• Biotin (German)
• Biotine (French)
• Biotina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Biotin (OS: JAN)
• Biotina (OS: DCIT)
• Biotine (OS: DCF)
• Coenzym R (IS)
• Skin factor (IS)
• ß-Biotin (IS)
• Vitamin B7 (IS)
• VItamin Bw (IS)
• Vitamine H (IS)
• Biotin (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Biotine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Biotinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Aminosam
  Szama, Argentina



• Appearex
  Merz, United States



• Biocare (veterinary use)
  Crown Animals, United Kingdom; Novartis Animal Health Australasia, Australia



• Biodermatin
  Sinclair, Italy



• Biogelat Biotin
  Kwizda, Austria



• Bio-H-Tin
  e+b Pharma, Austria; e+b Pharma, Germany; Engelfried + Bartel, Hungary; Gebro, Switzerland



• Biotebal
  Polfa Warszawa, Poland



• Biotin beta
  Betapharm, Germany



• Biotin Hermes
  Hermes, Germany



• Biotin Heumann
  Heumann, Germany



• Biotin Hexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Biotin HN
  Dyckerhoff, Germany



• Biotin Impuls
  Quiris, Germany



• Biotin PZ
  Dyckerhoff, Germany



• Biotin Ratiopharm
  IFET, Greece



• Biotin Stada
  Stada, Germany



• Biotin
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa; Defuen, Argentina; Sundown, Peru



• Biotin (veterinary use)
  Value Plus Animal Health Care, Australia



• Biotin-ASmedic
  Dyckerhoff, Germany



• Biotin-Biomed
  Biomed, Switzerland



• Biotine Bayer
  Bayer Santé Familiale, France



• Biotine Roche
  IFET, Greece



• Biotine Tabletten (veterinary use)
  A.S.T. farma B.V, Netherlands



• Biotine (veterinary use)
  Eurovet, Netherlands



• Biotinol
  Medifarma, Peru



• Biotin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Biotisan
  Hübner, Finland



• Chevivit Biotin (veterinary use)
  Chevita, Germany



• Curatin
  Sanova, Austria



• Deacura
  Dermapharm, Germany



• Diathynil
  Avantgarde, Italy



• Doctodermis (Biotin and Triclosan)
  Medea, Spain



• Gabiotan (veterinary use)
  Albrecht, Germany



• Gabunat
  Strathmann, Germany



• Hi Trace Biotin (veterinary use)
  Nutritech, New Zealand



• Hoof (veterinary use)
  Myca Animal Health, Australia; NRM, New Zealand



• Medobiotin
  Matilek, Turkey; Medopharm, Austria



• Meribin
  Mericon, United States



• Merzbiotin
  Merz, Austria



• Microvit Extra Biotin (veterinary use)
  Adisseo, Australia



• Microvit H (veterinary use)
  Adisseo, Australia



• Natubiotin
  Rodisma-Med, Germany



• Nebiotin
  CGM, Italy



• Panabiotin
  Panalab, Argentina



• Rombellin
  Qualicare, Switzerland



• Vita Biotin
  Vita Health Care, Switzerland



• Medebiotin
  Medea, Spain

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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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