Colistin

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

Scheme

Prop.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A07AA10,J01XB01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0001066-17-7

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Polypeptide

Chemical Name

A cyclopeptide antibiotic produced by cultures of Bacillus polymyxa var. colistinus (WHO)

Foreign Names

• Colistinum (Latin)
• Colistin (German)
• Colistine (French)
• Colistina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Colistin (OS: BAN)
• Colistina (OS: DCIT)
• Colistine (OS: DCF)
• W 1929 (IS)
• Colistin Sulfate (OS: JAN)
• Colistin Sulphate (OS: BANM)
• Polymyxin E sulfate (IS)
• Colistin Sulfate (PH: USP 32)
• Colistin Sulphate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Colistini sulfas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Colistinsulfat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Colistimetato sodico (OS: DCIT)
• Colistiméthate sodique (OS: DCF)
• Colistimethate Sodium (OS: BANM, USAN)
• Colistin Sodium Methanesulfonate (OS: JAN)
• Colistin mesilat natrium (IS)
• Colistin Sulphomethate (IS)
• Colistiméthate sodique (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Colistimethate Sodium (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Colistimethat-Natrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Colistimethatum natricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Colistin Sodium Methansulfonate (PH: JP XIV)

Brand Names

• Colampi (Colistin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Laboratoires Biové, France



• Colimycine
  Aventis, Tunisia



• Colistin Grünenthal
  Grünenthal, Austria



• Colomycin
  Forest, Czech Republic



• Sogecoli (veterinary use)
  Sogeval, France



• A.A. Colistine (veterinary use)
  Ceva, Netherlands



• Acti Coli (veterinary use)
  Laboratoires Biové, France



• Allégrocine (Colistin and Dexamethasone, + Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Intervet, France



• Amoxy Col (Colistin and Amoxicillin (veterinary use))
  Dopharma, Poland



• Ampicoline (Colistin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Noé, France



• Ampidexalone (Colistin and Dexamethasone, + Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Coophavet, France



• Ampimycine Dex (Colistin and Dexamethasone, + Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Ceva, France



• Ampisur (Colistin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Ceva Animal Health, Poland



• Animedica Enteroxid (veterinary use)
  aniMedica, Germany



• Animedistin (veterinary use)
  aniMedica, Germany



• Apsamix Colistina (veterinary use)
  Andres Pintaluba, Poland



• Bac (veterinary use)
  Ascor, Italy



• Bacolam (Colistin and Amoxicillin (veterinary use))
  Fatro, Poland



• B-COL (veterinary use)
  Biokema, Switzerland



• Belcomix (veterinary use)
  Eurovet, Netherlands



• Belcomycine S (veterinary use)
  Coophavet, France



• Bioplex-Colistin (veterinary use)
  Alvetra u. Werfft, Austria



• Biorepas (veterinary use)
  Laboratoires Biové, France



• Calf Cura 4 (veterinary use)
  Acme, Italy



• Carbophen (veterinary use)
  Serumber, Germany; Weinboeh, Germany



• Cloxa-coli (Colistin and Cloxacillin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, Switzerland



• Cofacoli (veterinary use)
  Coophavet, France



• Cofalac (veterinary use)
  Coophavet, France



• Cofamix Colistine (veterinary use)
  Coophavet, France



• Cofamycine (Colistin and Spiramycin (veterinary use))
  Coophavet, France



• Colamox (Colistin and Amoxicillin (veterinary use))
  Scan Vet, Poland



• Colampi (Colistin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Laboratoires Biové, France



• Coli Amp (Colistin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Albrecht, Germany



• Coli (veterinary use)
  Ceva, Netherlands



• Colibolus (veterinary use)
  Laboratoires Biové, France



• Colicilline (Colistin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, France



• Coliclox (Colistin and Cloxacillin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, France



• Colidiaryl (Colistin and Erythromycin (veterinary use))
  Laboratoire Vétoquinol, France; Vetoquinol, Luxembourg



• Coligel (veterinary use)
  Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Colimex
  Dumex, United Arab Emirates; Dumex, Bahrain; Dumex, Egypt; Dumex, Iraq; Dumex, Jordan; Dumex, Kuwait; Dumex, Lebanon; Dumex, Libya; Dumex, Qatar; Dumex, Saudi Arabia; Dumex, Sudan; Dumex, Yemen



• Colimicina
  Quimifar, Spain



• Colimix (veterinary use)
  Sintofarm, Italy



• Colimy Foam (Colistin and Neomycin)
  Pola Pharma, Japan



• Colimycine
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Colipate (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France; Virbac de Portugal, Portugal



• Colisol (veterinary use)
  Dopharma, Netherlands; Eurovet, Netherlands; Scan Vet, Poland



• Colisolution (veterinary use)
  Aesculaap, Netherlands



• Colistin
  CCPC, Taiwan; Grünenthal, Austria; Grünenthal, Germany; Zentiva, Romania



• Colistin (veterinary use)
  Chevita, Germany; CP-Pharma, Germany; Orffa, Netherlands



• Colistina Kern (veterinary use)
  Indukern, Poland



• Colistina solfato (veterinary use)
  Ascor, Italy; Chemifarma, Italy; Doxal, Italy; Filozoo, Italy; Intervet, Italy; Sintofarm, Italy; Tre I, Italy; Vetem, Italy



• Colistine buvable NOE (veterinary use)
  Noé, France



• Colistine LACTO (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France



• Colistine Sulfate (veterinary use)
  V.M.D, Belgium; Virbac, France



• Colistine
  Actavis, Indonesia



• Colistine (veterinary use)
  Dopharma, Netherlands; Eurovet, Belgium; Eurovet, Netherlands; Virbac, South Africa



• Colistine Franvet (veterinary use)
  Laboratoires Franvet, France



• Colistinemix (veterinary use)
  Eurovet, Belgium



• Colistine-Sulfaat (veterinary use)
  Dopharma, Netherlands



• Colistinsulfat (veterinary use)
  Animedica, Austria; Animedica, Germany; Bioptive, Germany; Klat, Germany; V.M.D., Luxembourg; Veyx, Germany



• Colisultrix (Colistin and Trimethoprim (veterinary use))
  Coophavet, France



• Colivet (veterinary use)
  Ceva, France; Ceva Animal Health, Poland; Prodivet, Luxembourg; WDT, Germany



• Colomycin
  Forest, United Kingdom; Forest, Ireland



• Colspi (Colistin and Spiramycin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, France



• Compomix (veterinary use)
  Noé, France



• Concentrat (veterinary use)
  Sogeval, France



• Diarönt
  CNP, Germany



• Dotencil (Colistin and Amoxicillin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, Switzerland



• Doxamicina (veterinary use)
  Doxal, Italy



• Drinkmix Colistine (veterinary use)
  Dopharma, Netherlands



• Enteristin (veterinary use)
  Vetem, Italy



• Enterocol (veterinary use)
  Tre I, Italy



• Entérocoli (Colistin and Neomycin (veterinary use))
  Coophavet, France



• Enterogel (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Netherlands



• Enterogram (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France; Virbac de Portugal, Portugal



• Enteroxid Ogris (veterinary use)
  Ogris, Austria



• Enteroxid (veterinary use)
  Bioptive, Germany



• Filostin (veterinary use)
  Filozoo, Italy



• Gifadiet (Colistin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, France



• Intestivo (Colistin and Sulfaguanidine (veterinary use))
  Virbac, France



• Klato Col (veterinary use)
  Klat, Germany



• Mammicine (Colistin and Cloxacillin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, France



• Mammitel (Colistin and Cloxacillin (veterinary use))
  Laboratoires Biové, France



• Medivet Poly (veterinary use)
  Medivet, Switzerland



• Métrijectyl (Colistin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, France



• Milicoli (veterinary use)
  Laboratoires Franvet, France



• Multibio (Colistin and Ampicillin, + Dexamethasone (veterinary use))
  Virbac, France



• NP8 (Colistin and Neomycin (veterinary use))
  Coophavet, France



• Oxycoli (Colistin and Oxytetracycline (veterinary use))
  Laboratoires Franvet, France



• Phadilact (Colistin and Ampicillin (veterinary use))
  Ceva, France



• Potencil (Colistin and Amoxicillin (veterinary use))
  Virbac, France; Virbac, South Africa



• Prémélange CS (Colistin and Sulfadimethoxine (veterinary use))
  Laboratoires Franvet, France



• Promycin (veterinary use)
  V.M.D., Luxembourg



• Promycine (veterinary use)
  V.M.D, Belgium



• Sabaco (veterinary use)
  Chevita, Austria



• Sachet Diet CS (Colistin and Sulfadimidine (veterinary use))
  Novartis Santé Animale, France



• Septotryl (Colistin and Sulfamethoxypyridazine (veterinary use))
  Laboratoire Vétoquinol, France



• Sodibio (Colistin and Ampicillin, + Dexamethasone (veterinary use))
  Laboratoires Biové, France



• Sodicoly (veterinary use)
  Laboratoires Biové, France



• Solucol (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France



• ufamed Colistin (veterinary use)
  Ufamed, Switzerland



• Vanacolin (veterinary use)
  Vana, Austria



• Virgocilline (veterinary use)
  Coophavet, France



• Vital Colistin (veterinary use)
  Vital, Switzerland



• Walamycin
  Wallace, India



• Alficetin
  Nova Argentia, Argentina



• Belcopéni (Colistin and Benylpenicillin (veterinary use))
  Coophavet, France



• Colimicina
  UCB, Italy



• Colimy C (Colistin and Chloramphenicol)
  Kaken Seiyaku, Japan



• Colimycin S
  Pola Pharma, Japan



• Colimycin T (Colistin and Tetracycline)
  Nippon Tenganyaku KenkyujoNitten, Japan



• Colimycine
  Aventis, Slovakia; Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Colinacol (Colistin and Chloramphenicol)
  Nippon Tenganyaku KenkyujoNitten, Japan



• Coliracin
  Rafa, Israel



• Colistimetato de Sodio Ges
  Ges Genericos, Spain



• Colistimethate Sodium
  APP, United States; Paddock, United States; Watson, United States



• Colistimethate
  SteriMax, Canada



• Colistin CF
  Grünenthal, Germany



• Colistin Link
  Link, Australia; Link, New Zealand



• Colistin Norma
  Norma, Greece



• Colistin
  Antibiotice, Romania; Grünenthal, Switzerland; Grünenthal, Netherlands; Polfa Tarchomin, Poland



• Colistina Permatec
  Permatec, Argentina



• Colistina Richet
  Richet, Argentina



• Colistineb
  Pharma Logistics, Belgium



• Colomycin
  Forest, United Kingdom; Forest, Hungary; Forest, Ireland; Forest, Malta; Forest, Poland; Pharmax, United Arab Emirates; Pharmax, Bahrain; Pharmax, Jordan; Pharmax, Kuwait; Pharmax, Lebanon; Pharmax, Oman; Pharmax, Qatar; Pharmax, Yemen



• Coly-Mycin
  King, United States



• Ecolicin (Colistin and Erythromycin)
  Chauvin, Germany; Santen, Japan



• Erycoli (Colistin and Erythromycin)
  Nitto Medic, Japan



• First Guard (veterinary use)
  Alpharma Animal Health, United States



• Methacolimycin
  DCPC, Taiwan; Pola Pharma, Japan



• Nitten Colislol (Colistin and Erythromycin)
  Nippon Tenganyaku KenkyujoNitten, Japan



• Ophthalon (Colistin and Chloramphenicol)
  Wakamoto, Japan



• Promixin
  Infectopharm, Germany; Praxis Pharmaceutical, Spain; Profile Pharma, Denmark; Profile Pharma, United Kingdom

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
Prop.INN	Proposed International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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