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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B06AA04,S01KX01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0009004-07-3

Therapeutic Categories

Anti-inflammatory agent

Proteolytic enzyme

Chemical Name

Chymotrypsin is a proteolytic enzyme obtained by the activation of chymotrypsinogen extracted from the pancreas of beef (Bos taurusL.). (Ph. Eur.)

Foreign Names

• Chymotrypsinum (Latin)
• Chymotrypsin (German)
• Chymotrypsine (French)
• Quimotripsina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Chimotripsina (OS: DCIT)
• Chymotrypsin (OS: BAN, JAN)
• Chymotrypsine (OS: DCF)
• E.C. 3.4.21.1 (IS)
• UNII-BVS505O332 (IS)
• Chymotrypsin (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9, USP 41)
• Chymotrypsine (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Chymotrypsinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

• Alfapsin
  Hetero, India
• Alfapsin-D [+ Diclofenac]
  Hetero, India
• Alpha Chymotrypsin Amoun
  Amoun, Egypt
• Alpha Kadol [+ Phenylbutazone]
  GNP, Egypt
• Alphachymotrypsin Amoun
  Amoun, Kuwait
• Alphachymotrypsin Choay
  Sanofi-Aventis, Vietnam
• Alphintern [+ Trypsin]
  Amoun, Egypt; Amoun, Kuwait
• Ambezim [+ Trypsin]
  Nile, Egypt
• Ambezim G [+ Trypsin]
  GNP, Egypt
• Biflazym [+ Trypsin]
  Amoun, Georgia
• Bitrypsin [+ Trypsin]
  Elfin, Georgia
• Chiyuanpin
  Kojar, Taiwan
• Chymase
  Li Ta, Taiwan
• Chymobel Forte [+ Trypsin]
  Blubell, India
• Chymolex [+ Trypsin]
  Unilex, India
• Chymoral [+ Trypsin]
  AGP, Pakistan
• Chymoral Forte [+ Trypsin]
  Elder, Georgia
• Chymosin
  Johnson, Taiwan
• Chymothosin-Lyo
  CCPC, Taiwan
• Chymotrip [+ Trypsin]
  Sami, Pakistan
• Chymotrypsin - Xinbao
  Binhai Xinbao, China
• Chymotrypsin Chin Teng
  Chin Teng Pharmaceutical Industrial, Taiwan
• Hymolit Duo [+ Trypsin]
  Synokem, Georgia
• Intramoto
  Intra, India
• K-Trip Forte [+ Trypsin]
  FDC, India
• Kymar [+ Hydrocortisone, + Neomycin, + Trypsin] [veterinary use]
  Intervet, United States
• Mactrypsin
  Macter, Pakistan
• Medo α 21
  Medipharco-Tenamyd, Vietnam
• Merosine
  French Pharma, Pakistan
• Newbezim [+ Trypsin]
  Nile, Egypt
• Ribotripsin [+ Trypsin]
  Grin, Mexico
• Ridase Forte [+ Trypsin]
  Rishab, India
• Sistal Forte [+ Trypsin]
  Bestochem, India
• Soluzyme [+ Trypsin]
  Lupin, India
• Statripsine
  Stada-VN JV, Vietnam
• Wobe-Mugos [+ Papain, + Trypsin]
  Mucos, Lithuania; Mucos Pharma, Austria

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.