In the US, Azathioprine (azathioprine systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: antirheumatics, other immunosuppressants and is used to treat Atopic Dermatitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Behcet's Disease, Bullous Pemphigoid, Chronic Active Hepatitis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Cogan's Syndrome, Crohn's Disease, Crohn's Disease - Acute, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Dermatomyositis, Eczema, Glomerulonephritis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Lupus Nephritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Myopathy, Nephrotic Syndrome, Neurosarcoidosis, Organ Transplant - Rejection Prophylaxis, Pemphigoid, Pemphigus, Primary Biliary Cholangitis , Psoriatic Arthritis, Renal Transplant, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Takayasu's Arteritis, Ulcerative Colitis and Uveitis.

US matches:

• Azathioprine
• Azathioprine (Intravenous)
• Azathioprine (Oral)
• Azathioprine Injection
• Azathioprine Tablets

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L04AX01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000446-86-6

Chemical Formula

C9-H7-N7-O2-S

Molecular Weight

277

Therapeutic Categories

Immunosuppressant

Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, DMARD

Purine antagonist

Chemical Name

6-(1-metyl-4-nitroimidazol-5-yltio)purine (WHO)

Foreign Names

• Azathioprinum (Latin)
• Azathioprin (German)
• Azathioprine (French)
• Azatioprina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Azathioprine (OS: BAN, DCF, USAN, JAN)
• Azatioprina (OS: DCIT)
• BW 57-322 (IS)
• NSC-39084 (IS)
• UNII-MRK240IY2L (IS)
• Azathioprin (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Azathioprine (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
• Azathioprinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• UNII-AM94R510MS (IS)
• Azathioprine Sodium (PH: USP 41)

Brand Names

• Amorin
  Mass Pharma, Pakistan
• Apo-Azathioprine
  Apotex, Australia; Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Hong Kong
• Atioprin
  AqVida, Bosnia & Herzegowina; PharmaSwiss, Poland
• Atioprin 25 mg
  PharmaSwiss, Hungary
• Atioprin 50 mg
  AqVida, Bulgaria; PharmaSwiss, Hungary
• Atsimutin
  PharmaSwiss, Estonia; PharmaSwiss, Croatia (Hrvatska); PharmaSwiss, Lithuania; PharmaSwiss, Latvia; PharmaSwiss, Slovenia; PharmaSwiss Ceska, Romania
• Aza Thioprine Acdima
  Acdima, Egypt
• Azadus
  Kappa Pharmaceutical, Thailand
• Azafalk
  Dr. Falk, Lithuania; Dr. Falk, Portugal; Dr. Falk Pharma, Slovenia; Dr. Falk Pharma Benelux, Netherlands
• Azafalk 100 mg
  Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria; Falk, Germany; Vifor, Switzerland
• Azafalk 25mg
  Falk, Germany
• Azafalk 50 mg
  Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria; Falk, Germany; Vifor, Switzerland
• Azafalk 75 mg
  Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria; Falk, Germany; Vifor, Switzerland
• Azafor
  Sofar, Italy
• Azaimun
  mibe, Germany
• Azaimun 50mg
  Dermapharm, Switzerland
• Azamedac 50mg
  medac, Germany
• Azamun
  Douglas, New Zealand; Excelsior, Taiwan; Pharmaplan, South Africa; Takeda, Finland
• Azamune
  A.J. & Co., Pakistan
• Azanin
  Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, Japan
• Azapin
  Arrow Pharmaceuticals, Australia
• Azapress
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa; Lennon, Taiwan
• Azaprin
  Nolver, Venezuela
• Aza-Q
  Juta, Germany
• Azarek 25mg
  Sandoz, Switzerland
• Azarek 50mg
  Sandoz, Switzerland
• Azarekhexal
  Hexal, Lithuania
• Azarin
  Novartis, Egypt
• Azasan
  AAIPharma, United States
• Azathioprin - 1 A Pharma
  1 A Pharma, Germany; 1A Pharma, Malta
• Azathioprin acis
  acis Arzneimittel, Germany
• Azathioprin Actavis
  Actavis, Sweden
• Azathioprin AL
  Aliud Pharma, Germany
• Azathioprin Aqvida
  AqVida, Germany
• Azathioprin beta
  Betapharm, Germany
• Azathioprin dura N
  Mylan dura, Germany
• Azathioprin Heumann
  Heumann, Germany
• Azathioprin HEXAL
  Hexal, Germany
• Azathioprin Hexal 50 mg
  Hexal Pharma, Austria
• Azathioprin medac
  medac, Czech Republic; medac, Finland; medac, Slovakia
• Azathioprin Orifarm
  Orifarm Generics, Sweden; Orifarm Generics, Denmark
• Azathioprin ratiopharm
  Teva, Denmark
• Azathioprin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Germany
• Azathioprin Sandoz 50 mg
  Sandoz, Luxembourg
• Azathioprin STADA
  Stada Arzneimittel, Germany
• Azathioprine
  Chemipharm, Greece; FarmaSyn, Greece; Hexal, Netherlands; Moshimfarmpreparati, Russian Federation; Pharmacare, Pakistan; Sandoz, Netherlands
• Azathioprine 25 mg
  Generics UK, United Kingdom; Sandoz, United Kingdom
• Azathioprine 50 mg
  Actavis UK, United Kingdom; Generics UK, United Kingdom; Sandoz, United Kingdom; Teva Ilac, Turkey
• Azathioprine 50 mg Atafarm
  Atafarm, Turkey
• Azathioprine Acdima
  Acdima, Egypt
• Azathioprine AN
  Amneal Pharma, Australia
• Azathioprine Aurobindo
  Aurobindo, Netherlands
• Azathioprine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands
• Azathioprine Cherubino
  Cherubino, Malta
• Azathioprine Combiphar
  Combiphar, Indonesia
• Azathioprine EG 50 mg
  EG Labo, France
• Azathioprine Generics
  Generics, Egypt
• Azathioprine GH
  Generic Health, Australia
• Azathioprine Glenmark
  Glenmark, Malaysia
• Azathioprine medac
  Medac, Sweden
• Azathioprine Mylan
  Mylan, Netherlands; Mylan, Tunisia
• Azathioprine Mylan 50 mg
  Mylan, France
• Azathioprine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Hong Kong; Pharmachemie, Taiwan; Pharmachemie, South Africa
• Azathioprine Pharmachemie
  Combiphar/Pharmachemie, Indonesia; Pharmachemie, Taiwan
• Azathioprine Pro Doc
  Pro Doc, Canada
• Azathioprine Rpg
  Rpg, Egypt
• Azathioprine Sandoz
  Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, Netherlands
• Azathioprine Teva
  Teva Nederland, Netherlands
• Azathioprine Teva 50 mg
  Teva Santé, France
• Azathioprine VIS
  Vis, Poland
• Azathioprine-Jialin Pharm
  Jialin Pharmaceutical, China
• Azathioprine-Teva
  Teva, Bulgaria
• Azathioprin-neuraxpharm
  neuraxpharm Arzneimittel, Germany
• Azathioprin-ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Germany
• Azatioprin Mylan
  Mylan, Denmark; Mylan, Sweden
• Azatioprina Asofarma
  Raffo, Argentina
• Azatioprina Carrion
  Carrion, Peru
• Azatioprina FA.PA.SA.
  FA.PA.SA., Paraguay
• Azatioprina Filaxis
  Filaxis, Uruguay; Fresenius-Kabi, Argentina
• Azatioprina Hexal
  Hexal, Italy
• Azatioprina Libra
  Libra, Paraguay; Libra, Uruguay
• Azatioprina medac
  Medac, Portugal
• Azatioprina Nolver
  Nolver, Uruguay
• Azatioprina Raffo
  Raffo, Argentina
• Azatioprina Rontag
  Rontag, Argentina
• Azatioprina Wellcome
  Wellcome-GB, Italy
• Azatrilem
  Teva, Mexico
• Azidral
  Silanes, Mexico
• Imasup
  PharmaSwiss, Slovakia; PharmaSwiss, Czech Republic
• Imazan
  Eris Pharmaceutical, Australia
• Immuless
  Amoun, Egypt
• Immunoprin
  Ebewe, Estonia; Ebewe, Spain; Ebewe, Italy; Ebewe, Lithuania; Ebewe, Poland; Ebewe, Slovenia; Ebewe, Slovakia; Sandoz, Sweden
• Immunoprin 100 mg
  Ebewe Pharma, Austria; Ebewe Pharma, Bulgaria
• Immunoprin 50 mg
  Ebewe Pharma, Austria
• Immunoprin 75 mg
  Ebewe Pharma, Austria; Ebewe Pharma, Bulgaria
• Imuger
  Gerard, Ireland
• Imunen
  Cristália, Brazil
• Imupirin
  Salutas Pharma, Lebanon
• Imuprin
  Remedica, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Remedica, Cyprus; Remedica, Hong Kong; Remedica, Macedonia; Remedica, Malta; Remedica, Thailand; Remedica, Taiwan
• Imuprine
  Mylan, New Zealand
• Imuran
  Alloga, France; Aspen, Czech Republic; Aspen, Estonia; Aspen, United Kingdom; Aspen, Ireland; Aspen, Lithuania; Aspen, Malaysia; Aspen, New Zealand; Aspen, Philippines; Aspen, Poland; Aspen, Portugal; Aspen Japan, Japan; Aspen Labs, Mexico; Aspen Oss, Netherlands; Aspen Pharma, Brazil; Aspen Pharma, Latvia; Aspen Pharma, Romania; Aspen Pharma Trading, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Aspen Pharma Trading, Greece; Aspen Pharmacare, Australia; Aspen Pharmacare, Canada; Aspen Pharmacare, Hong Kong; Aspen Pharmacare/Menarini, Singapore; Excella, Bulgaria; Excella, Serbia; GlaxoSmithKline, Egypt; GlaxoSmithKline, Indonesia; GlaxoSmithKline, India; GlaxoSmithKline, Kuwait; GlaxoSmithKline, Lithuania; GlaxoSmithKline, Paraguay; GlaxoSmithKline, Taiwan; GlaxoSmithKline, Uruguay; GlaxoSmithKline, South Africa; GSK, Pakistan; IFET, Greece; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Pharmasan, Slovenia; PharmaSwiss, Croatia (Hrvatska); Sebela Pharmaceuticals, United States; Techsphere, Argentina; The Wellcome Foundation, Lebanon; VLD, Turkey; GlaxoSmithKline China Investment, China
• Imuran 25mg
  Aspen, Hungary; Excella, Israel
• Imuran 50mg
  Aspen, Hungary; Aspen Pharma, Oman; Excella, Israel
• Imuran Mitis
  Aspen, Belgium
• Imuran Mitis 25mg
  Aspen, Luxembourg
• Imurek
  Aspen Europe, Austria; Aspen Pharma, Germany; Eurim-Pharm, Austria
• Imurek 25mg
  Aspen, Switzerland
• Imurek 50mg
  Aspen, Switzerland
• Imurel
  Aspen, Norway; Aspen, Tunisia; Aspen Europe, Sweden; Aspen Nordic, Denmark; Aspen Nordic, Finland; Aspen Pharma Trading Ltd, Iceland; HAC Pharma, France; UCB, Spain
• Imussuprex
  Germed Farmaceutica, Brazil
• Teva-Azathioprine
  Teva Canada, Canada
• Thioprine
  Alphapharm, Australia
• Thioprine 50
  Sandoz, Australia
• Zaprine
  Hexal, South Africa
• Zymurine
  Zydus, India
• Zytrim
  Recordati, Germany
• Imuran
  Aspen, Belgium; Aspen, Ireland; Aspen Pharmacare, Canada
• Imuran 50mg
  Aspen, Luxembourg

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.