Aminobenzoic Acid

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

Scheme

USP

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D02BA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000150-13-0

Chemical Formula

C7-H7-N-O2

Molecular Weight

137

Therapeutic Category

Dermatological agent: Sunscreen

Chemical Name

Benzoic acid, amino-

Foreign Names

• Acidum aminobenzoicum (Latin)
• Aminobenzoesäure (German)
• Acide aminobenzoïque (French)

Generic Names

• Aminobenzoïque (acide) (OS: DCF)
• 4-Aminobenzoesäure (IS: IUPAC)
• Acidum 4-aminobenzoicum (IS)
• PAB (IS)
• PABA (IS: INCI)
• p-Aminobenzoesäure (IS)
• Vitamine Bx (IS)
• Vitamine H' (IS)
• 4-Aminobenzoic Acid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Acidum 4-aminobenzoicum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Acidum paraminobenzoicum (PH: Ph. Helv. 8)
• Aminobenzoic Acid (PH: USP 32, BP 2010)
• p-Aminobenzoic Acid (PH: USP 30)
• KPAB (IS)
• Potassium p-aminobenzoate (IS)
• Aminobenzoate Potassium (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Eczema (Aminobenzoic Acid andCetrimide (veterinary use))
  Bomac, New Zealand



• Hachemina
  Medea, Spain



• Pabasun
  Dexo, France



• Paraminan
  Dexo, France



• Paraminol
  Franco-Indian, India



• Aflogol
  Sanitas, Chile



• Potaba
  Glenwood, Austria; Glenwood, Canada; Glenwood, United Kingdom; Glenwood, United States



• Potaba-Glenwood
  Glenwood, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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