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

Scheme

BAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B02BA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000058-27-5

Chemical Formula

C11-H8-O2

Molecular Weight

172

Therapeutic Category

Vitamin K

Chemical Name

1,4-Naphtalenedione, 2-metyl-

Foreign Names

• Menadionum (Latin)
• Menadion (German)
• Ménadione (French)

Generic Names

• Menadione (OS: BAN)
• Ménadione (OS: DCF)
• K-Vimin (IS)
• Menaphthene (IS)
• Menaphtone (IS)
• Methylnaphtochinonum (IS)
• Vikasolum (USSRP) (IS)
• Vitamin K₃ (IS)
• Menadion (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Menadione (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 8, USP 41)
• Ménadione (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
• Menadionum (PH: Ph. Eur. 8, Ph. Int. 2)
• Juva-K (IS)
• Menadionum Natrium bisulfurosum (IS)
• Menaphthone Sodium Bisulphite (IS)
• Natrium menadionsulfonicum (IS)
• Menadione Sodium Bisulfite (PH: USP XX)
• Menadioni Natrii Bisulfis (PH: Ph. Int. 2)
• Natrium menadionsulfonicum (PH: Ph. Helv. VI)

Brand Names

• Aekol [+ Retinol, + Tocopherol, α-, + Betacarotene]
  Marbiopharm, Russian Federation; Pharmstandard, Russian Federation
• Katin
  Instituto Sanitas, Chile
• Solquin [+ Sulfaquinoxaline, + Diaveridine] for Poultry [veterinary use]
  International Animal Health, Australia
• Vita Men [veterinary use]
  Klat, Germany
• Vitamin K Kimia
  Kimia Farma, Indonesia
• Antiemor K [+ Povidone] [veterinary use]
  Intervet, Italy
• Hemadone
  Oboi, Philippines
• Hemosin K [+ Carbazochrome]
  Hormona, Mexico
• Hesper-C [+ Hesperidine, + Ascorbic Acid, + Rutoside]
  Lusa, Peru
• Hesper-Vit K [+ Hesperidine, + Ascorbic Acid]
  Lusa, Peru
• Introvit-K3 [veterinary use]
  Interchemie, Netherlands
• Izokappa [veterinary use]
  Izo, Italy
• K-50
  Valeant Grossman, Mexico
• Kapilin
  GlaxoSmithKline, India
• Keetomin
  CBC, Taiwan
• Kyrovite K [veterinary use]
  Kyron, South Africa
• Libavit-K
  Liba, Turkey
• Menadione sodium bisulfite
  Nang Kuang, Taiwan
• Neo Anticoccidio [+ Sulfaquinoxaline] [veterinary use]
  Candioli, Italy
• Vicasol
  Irbitsky, Georgia
• Vikasol-Darnitsa
  Darnitsa, Georgia
• Vitamin K Atlantic
  Atlantic Lab, Thailand
• Vitamina K Ponce
  Ponce & Benzo, Venezuela
• Vitamine K 10 mg/ml [veterinary use]
  Alfasan International, Netherlands

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.