Asparaginase

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

In the US, Asparaginase (asparaginase systemic) is a member of the drug class miscellaneous antineoplastics and is used to treat Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.

US matches:

• Asparaginase


• Asparaginase Injection

Scheme

USAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L01XX02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0009015-68-3

Chemical Formula

C1377-H2208-N382-O442-S17

Molecular Weight

31732

Therapeutic Category

Antineoplastic agent

Chemical Name

Enzyme isolated from Escherichia coli, or obtained from other sources

Foreign Names

• Asparaginase (German)
• Asparaginase (French)

Generic Names

• Asparaginase (OS: USAN, DCF)
• Colaspase (OS: BAN)
• Crisantaspase (OS: BAN)
• L-Asparaginase (OS: JAN)
• A-ase (IS)
• ASN-ase (IS)
• L-ASP (IS)
• L-Asparagine amidohydrolase (IS)
• NSC 109229 (IS)

Brand Names

• Asparaginase medac
  Medac, Germany; Medac, Estonia; Medac, Lithuania; Medac, Lithuania; Medac, Malta; Medac, Poland; Medac, Romania



• Asparaginase
  Medac, Latvia



• Elspar
  Lundbeck, United States; Merck, United States



• Erwinase
  Ipsen, Greece; Ipsen, Ireland; NZMS, New Zealand



• Erwinase (veterinary use)
  Ipsen, United Kingdom



• Kidrolase
  Aventis, Bulgaria; CTS, Israel; Orphan OPi, France; Thissen, Bulgaria



• Laspar
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• L-Asparaginasa Filaxis
  Filaxis, Argentina



• L-Asparaginase Medac
  Medac, Greece



• Leunase
  Aventis, New Zealand; Biochem, India; Kuai Kuai, Taiwan; Kyowa, China; Kyowa, Hong Kong; Kyowa, Sri Lanka; Kyowa, Myanmar; Kyowa, Malaysia; Kyowa, Philippines; Kyowa, Singapore; Kyowa, Thailand; Kyowa Hakko, Indonesia; Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan; Kyowa Hakko Kogyo, Vietnam; Onko-Koçsel, Turkey; Sanfer, Mexico; Sanofi-Aventis, Australia



• Paronal
  Nycomed, Belgium; Nycomed, Netherlands

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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