Heparin

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

In the US, Heparin (heparin systemic) is a member of the drug class heparins and is used to treat Angina, Anticoagulation During Pregnancy, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis - Prophylaxis, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Embolism and Thrombotic/Thromboembolic Disorder.

US matches:

• Heparin


• Heparin Lock Flush


• Heparin Intravenous, Subcutaneous


• Heparin Sodium


• Heparin Lock Flush Solution


• Heparin and Sodium Chloride

UK matches:

• Heparin (Mucous) Injection BP (Leo Laboratories Ltd)
• Heparin sodium 10 IU/ml I.V. flush solution (Leo Laboratories Ltd)
• Heparin sodium 100 IU/ml I.V. flush solution (Leo Laboratories Ltd)
• Heparin sodium 1000 IU/ml ampoule, solution for infusion
• Heparin (Mucous ) Injection BP (Leo Laboratories Ltd) (SPC)
• Heparin calcium 25,000 I.U./ml Solution for injection or concentrate for solution for infusion (SPC)
• Heparin sodium 1,000 I.U./ml solution for injection or concentrate for solution for infusion (with preservative) (SPC)
• Heparin sodium 1,000 I.U./ml Solution for injection or concentrate for solution for infusion (without preservative) (SPC)
• Heparin sodium 10 IU/ml I.V. flush solution (Leo Laboratories Ltd) (SPC)
• Heparin Sodium 100 I.U./ml flushing solution for maintenance of patency of intravenous devices (Wockhardt UK Ltd) (SPC)
• Heparin sodium 100 IU/ml I.V. flush solution (Leo Laboratories Ltd) (SPC)
• Heparin sodium 1000 IU/ml ampoule, solution for infusion (Leo Laboratories Ltd) (SPC)
• Heparin sodium 25,000 I.U./ml solution for injection or concentrate for solution for infusion (with preservative) (SPC)
• Heparin sodium 25,000 I.U./ml Solution for injection or concentrate for solution for infusion(without preservative) (SPC)
• Heparin sodium 5,000 I.U./ml solution for injection or concentrate for solution for infusion (with preservative) (SPC)
• Heparin sodium 5,000 I.U./ml Solution for injection or concentrate for solution for infusion(without preservative) (Wockhardt UK Ltd) (SPC)

Scheme

BAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B01AB01,C05BA03,S01XA14

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0009005-49-6

Therapeutic Categories

Agent for antivaricose therapy

Anticoagulant agent

Chemical Names

Highly sulfated mucopolysaccharides with anticoagulant activity

Polyanionic polysaccharide

Foreign Names

• Heparinum (Latin)
• Heparin (German)
• Héparine (French)
• Heparina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Eparina (OS: DCIT)
• Heparin (OS: BAN)
• Héparine (OS: DCF)
• Standard Heparin (IS)
• UFH (IS)
• Unfraktionniertes Heparin (IS: poricin, bovin)
• Heparin Calcium (OS: BANM, JAN)
• Heparin Calcium (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Heparin-Calcium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Héparine calcique (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Heparinum calcicum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Heparin Sodium (OS: JAN, BANM)
• Longheparin (IS)
• Norheparin (IS)
• Heparin Sodium (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, JP XIV)
• Héparine sodique (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Heparin-Natrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Heparinum natricum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Disebrin
  Tubilux, Italy



• Hemodil L (Heparin and Lidocaine)
  Maquifarma, Peru



• Hepan (Heparin and Dexpanthenol)
  Jadran, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Heparin
  Choay, Israel; Novo Industri, Ethiopia; Nycomed, Georgia; Shin Poong Pharma, Ethiopia



• Heparine Leo
  Leo, Netherlands



• Heparoid Zentiva
  Zentiva, Bulgaria



• Ibu-hepa (Heparin and Ibuprofen)
  Zentiva, Slovakia



• Lasonil
  Bayer, Turkey



• Liquemin
  Roche, Ethiopia



• Liquemine
  Roche, Turkey



• Lumbolin
  Jelfa, Poland



• Luxazone Eparina (Heparin and Dexamethasone)
  Tubilux, Italy



• Riveparin Heparina Rivero
  ALM, Peru



• Riveparin
  ALM, Peru



• Thrombophob
  German Remedies, India; Nordmark, Indonesia; Tunggal Idaman Abdi, Indonesia



• Calciparin
  Choay, Israel; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany



• Calciparina
  Italfarmaco, Italy



• Calciparine
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa; Sanofi-Aventis, Argentina; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-Aventis, Egypt; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, Kuwait; Sanofi-Aventis, Lebanon; Sanofi-Aventis, Malta; Sanofi-Aventis, Qatar; Sanofi-Aventis, Saudi Arabia; Sanofi-Synthelabo, United Arab Emirates; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Greece; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Ireland; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Jordan



• Calparine
  Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Luxembourg



• Caprocin
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Croneparina Syntex
  Ivax, Argentina



• Ecafast
  Crinos, Italy



• Ecasolv
  SF, Italy



• Emoklar
  Savio, Italy



• Eparina Calcica Almus
  Almus, Italy



• Eparina Calcica DOC
  DOC Generici, Italy



• Eparina Calcica EG
  EG, Italy



• Eparina Calcica Hexal
  Hexal, Italy



• Eparina Calcica Mylan
  Mylan, Italy



• Eparina Calcica ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Italy



• Eparina Calcica Sandoz
  Sandoz, Italy



• Eparina Calcica TS
  Farmaceutici T.S., Italy



• Eparinlider
  Scharper, Italy



• Eparven
  Pantafarm, Italy



• Flusolv
  Ecobi, Italy



• Heparibene-Ca
  ratiopharm, Hungary



• Heparina Calcica Mayne
  Mayne, Spain



• Heparina Calcica Northia
  Northia, Argentina



• Heparin-Calcium Braun
  Braun Melsungen, Luxembourg



• Heparin-Calcium-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany; Ratiopharm, Luxembourg



• Heparine Calcique
  Panpharma, Vietnam



• Héparine calcique
  Panpharma, Tunisia



• Monoparin Ca
  Wockhardt, United Kingdom



• Reoflus
  B&G, Italy



• Serianon
  Fada, Argentina



• Sosefluss
  So.Se., Italy



• Trombolisin
  Proge, Italy



• Zepac
  Istituto Chim. Internazionale, Italy



• Aponova Heparin
  Aponova, Austria



• Ateroclar
  Biologici, Italy



• Beparine
  Biological, India



• Biherpan (Heparin and Zinc Sulfate)
  ICN, Poland



• Bio-Heparin
  Biotech Laboratories, South Africa



• Canusal
  Wockhardt, United Kingdom



• Canusal (veterinary use)
  Wockhardt, United Kingdom



• Cervep
  Menarini, Argentina



• Clarisco
  Teofarma, Italy



• Coaparin
  Polfa Warszawa, Poland



• Compagel (veterinary use)
  Boehrvet, Germany



• Contractubex (Heparin and Allantoin)
  Merz, Switzerland; Merz, Slovakia



• Demovarin
  Vifor, Switzerland



• Depot-Heparin
  Ebewe, Austria



• Deribadex
  Shiono Kemikaru, Japan



• Dolo-Menthoneurin (Heparin and Diethylamine Salicylate)
  Nycomed, Austria



• Eparina Vister
  Marvecs, Italy



• Eparinovis
  Alfa Intes, Italy



• Epsoclar
  Hospira, Italy



• Epsodilave
  Hospira, Italy



• Essaven
  Sanofi-Aventis, Romania



• Etrat
  Astellas, Austria



• Exhirud
  Winthrop, Germany



• Flectoparin Tissugel (Heparin and Diclofenac)
  IBSA, Switzerland



• Fucocux
  Spreewälder Arzneimittel, Germany



• Gelparin
  Streuli Pharma, Switzerland



• Gizende
  Genom, Georgia



• Hemeran
  Novartis, United Arab Emirates; Novartis, Bahrain; Novartis, Greece; Novartis, Iraq; Novartis, Jordan; Novartis, Kuwait; Novartis, Lebanon; Novartis, Luxembourg; Novartis, Qatar; Novartis, Saudi Arabia; Novartis, Yemen; Novartis Consumer Health, Austria; Novartis Consumer Health, Belgium; Novartis Consumer Health, Switzerland; Novartis Consumer Health, Egypt



• Hepacux
  Spreewälder Arzneimittel, Germany



• Hepaflex
  Baxter, Finland; Baxter, Norway



• Hepaflush
  Terumo, Japan



• HepaGel
  Spirig, Estonia; Spirig, Lithuania; Spirig, Latvia; Spirig Pharma, Switzerland



• Hepa-Gel
  Winthrop, Germany



• Hepalean
  Organon, Canada



• Hepan (Heparin and Dexpanthenol)
  Salus, Slovenia



• Heparibene-Na
  ratiopharm, Hungary



• Heparin AL
  Aliud, Czech Republic; Aliud, Germany; Aliud, Hungary; Aliud, Slovakia



• Heparin B Braun
  Braun, Georgia



• Heparin Bichsel
  Bichsel, Switzerland; IFET, Greece



• Heparin DBL
  Hospira, Singapore; Mayne, Hong Kong



• Heparin Fresenius
  Fresenius Kabi, Switzerland



• Heparin Gel-Eu Rho
  Euro OTC, Germany



• Heparin Gener
  Pharmasyn, Greece



• Heparin Genetech
  NCPC GeneTech, China



• Heparin Hasco
  Hasco, Poland



• Heparin Heumann
  Heumann, Germany



• Heparin Immuno
  Ebewe, Austria



• Heparin Injection BP
  Hospira, Australia



• Heparin Krka
  Krka, Slovenia



• Heparin Leciva
  Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Slovakia



• Heparin Leo
  Harvester, Taiwan; Leo, Bangladesh; Leo, Canada; Leo, Finland; Leo, Greece; Leo, Hong Kong; Leo, Israel; Leo, Iceland; Leo, Sri Lanka; Leo, Luxembourg; Leo, Latvia; Leo, Oman; Leo, Philippines; Leo, Singapore; Leo, Thailand; LEO Pharma, Denmark



• Heparin LEO
  LEO, Sweden



• Heparin Lock Flush
  Abbott, Israel; APP, United States; Hospira, Canada; Kamada, Israel; Teva, Israel



• Heparin Na
  Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan; Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan; Tanabe Mitsubishi, Japan



• Heparin Natrium
  Braun, Bulgaria



• Heparin Natrium-Braun
  Braun Melsungen, Luxembourg



• Heparin Nordmark
  Abbott, Austria



• Heparin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Czech Republic; Sandoz, Lithuania; Sandoz, Latvia; Sandoz, Romania



• Heparin Sodium ADD-Vantage
  Hospira, United States



• Heparin Sodium B Braun
  Braun Medical, Indonesia; Buminusantara Bestari Perkasa, Indonesia



• Heparin Sodium Fresenius
  Bodene, South Africa



• Heparin Sodium Injection
  Hospira, New Zealand; Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada, Canada; PfizerPerth, Australia



• Heparin Sodium Panpharma
  Panpharma, Lithuania



• Heparin Sodium Wockhardt
  IFET, Greece



• Heparin Sodium
  APP, United States; Baxter, Canada; Baxter, United States; Braun, Taiwan; Braun, United States; CMC, United States; Elkins-Sinn, United States; Hospira, United States; IFET, Greece; Marsam, United States; Pfizer, United States; Teva, Israel; Wockhardt, United Kingdom



• Heparin Stada
  Stada, Germany



• Heparin ukonserveret SAD
  Amgros, Denmark



• Heparin
  Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska); Cristália, Brazil; Farmigea, Italy; Galenika, Romania; Galenika, Serbia; Krka, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Leo, Bahrain; Leo, Norway; Mochida, Japan; Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska); Teva, Israel



• Heparin Z
  Zeria Shinyaku, Japan



• Heparina L.CH.
  Chile, Chile



• Heparina Leo Pharma
  Leo Pharma, Spain



• Heparina Northia
  Northia, Argentina



• Heparina Sodica Chiesi
  Chiesi, Spain



• Heparina Sodica Dist. Dany
  Dany, Peru



• Heparina Sodica GP Pharm
  GP Pharm, Peru



• Heparina Sodica Mayne
  Mayne, Spain



• Heparina Sodica Northia Medigroup
  Medigroup, Peru



• Heparina Sodica Sanderson
  Sanderson, Peru



• Heparina Sodica Trifarma
  Trifarma, Peru



• Heparina Sodica
  Bestpharma, Chile; Biogalenic, Venezuela; Comercial Médica, Colombia; Sanderson, Chile; Teva, Argentina



• Heparina Vedim
  UCB, Spain



• Heparina Winthrop
  Winthrop, Portugal



• Heparina
  Biosano, Chile



• Heparin-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Héparine Choay
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Heparine Leo
  Leo, Belgium; Leo, Luxembourg; Leo, Netherlands



• Héparine Medis
  Medis, Tunisia



• Heparine Natrium
  Braun, Belgium



• Heparine Ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Luxembourg



• Héparine Sodique Panpharma
  Panpharma, France



• Heparine Sodique
  Panpharma, Romania



• Heparine sodique
  Panpharma, Vietnam



• Heparine Sodium Injection
  Sandoz, Canada



• Heparine Sodium
  Vem Ilaç, Turkey



• Heparinised Saline Injection
  PfizerPerth, Australia



• Heparinised Saline
  AstraZeneca, Australia; AstraZeneca, New Zealand; Hospira, New Zealand



• Heparin-Na B. Braun
  B. Braun Medical, Switzerland



• Heparin-Natrium Braun
  B.Braun, Germany; Braun, Luxembourg



• Heparin-Natrium Leo
  Leo Pharma, Germany



• Heparin-Natrium-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany; Ratiopharm, Luxembourg



• Heparin-Pharma Funcke
  Pharma Funcke, Luxembourg



• Heparin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Heparin-Rotexmedica
  Rotexmedica, Germany



• Heparinum
  GlaxoSmithKline, Poland; Polfa Warszawa, Poland; Warsaw, Bulgaria



• Heparizen
  Ziaja, Poland



• Heparoid Leciva
  Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Georgia; Zentiva, Romania; Zentiva, Slovakia



• Hepa-Salbe
  Winthrop, Germany



• Hepasol
  Sandoz, Switzerland



• Hepathromb
  Riemser, Germany



• Hepathrombin
  Hemofarm, Georgia; Hemofarm, Serbia; Teofarma, Germany



• Hep-Flush
  APP, United States



• Hep-Lock
  Baxter, United States



• Heplok
  Elkins-Sinn, United States



• Hepsal
  CP, Malta; IFET, Greece; Pinewood, Ireland; Wockhardt, United Kingdom



• Hepsal (veterinary use)
  Wockhardt, United Kingdom



• Heptar
  Eurofarma, Brazil



• Hico
  Ifars, Indonesia



• Hirox
  Vargas, Venezuela



• Ichthalgan
  Ichthyol, Austria



• Idracemi Eparina (Heparin and Hydrocortisone)
  Farmigea, Italy



• Inviclot
  Fahrenheit, Indonesia



• Isoclar
  B&G, Italy



• Keppur
  Drossapharm, Switzerland



• Lasonil
  Bayer, United Arab Emirates; Bayer, Bahrain; Bayer, Cyprus; Bayer, Egypt; Bayer, Iran; Bayer, Jordan; Bayer, Kuwait; Bayer, Lebanon; Bayer, New Zealand; Bayer, Qatar; Bayer, Serbia; Bayer, Saudi Arabia; Bayer, Sudan; Bayer, Slovenia; Bayer Animal Health, Luxembourg; Bayer Consumer Care, Australia



• Lioton
  Berlin Chemie, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Berlin-Chemie, Georgia; Berlin-Chemie, Croatia (Hrvatska); Berlin-Chemie, Hungary; Berlin-Chemie, Poland; Berlin-Chemie, Romania; Berlin-Chemie, Russian Federation; Biotoscana, Colombia; Menarini, United Arab Emirates; Menarini, Austria; Menarini, Bulgaria; Menarini, Bahrain; Menarini, Switzerland; Menarini, Costa Rica; Menarini, Cyprus; Menarini, Czech Republic; Menarini, Dominican Republic; Menarini, Estonia; Menarini, Egypt; Menarini, Guatemala; Menarini, Honduras; Menarini, Iraq; Menarini, Jordan; Menarini, Kuwait; Menarini, Lebanon; Menarini, Lithuania; Menarini, Latvia; Menarini, Libya; Menarini, Morocco; Menarini, Malta; Menarini, Nicaragua; Menarini, Oman; Menarini, Panama; Menarini, Qatar; Menarini, Saudi Arabia; Menarini, Sudan; Menarini, Slovakia; Menarini, El Salvador; Menarini, Syria; Menarini, Yemen



• Lipactin (Heparin and Zinc sulfate heptahydrate)
  Widmer, Belgium; Widmer, Switzerland; Widmer, Germany



• Liparin
  Bilim, Turkey



• Lipohep
  Medicom, Poland



• Liquemin
  Drossapharm, Switzerland; Roche, Brazil



• Lyman
  Drossapharm, Switzerland



• Medunasal
  Meduna, Germany



• Menaven
  Menarini, Costa Rica; Menarini, Dominican Republic; Menarini, Ecuador; Menarini, Spain; Menarini, Guatemala; Menarini, Honduras; Menarini, Nicaragua; Menarini, Panama; Menarini, El Salvador; Menarini, Tunisia



• Monoparin
  CP, Ireland; CP, Malta; Wockhardt, United Kingdom



• Multiparin
  Artex, New Zealand; Pinewood, Ireland; Wockhardt, United Kingdom



• Nevparin
  Mustafa Nevzat, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Mustafa Nevzat, Turkey



• Normoparin
  Caber, Italy



• Novo Heparin
  Mochida, Japan



• Novo-Heparin
  Mochida, Japan



• Pan-Heparin sodium
  Panpharma, Latvia



• Parinix
  Richmond, Argentina



• Pemiroc
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Peseta
  Ikeda Yakuhin, Japan



• Pharepa
  Pharmatex, Italy



• Pharmacare Heparin Sodium
  Aspen, Taiwan



• Riveparin/Heparina Sódica
  LaPreven, Venezuela



• Riveparin
  Rivero, Argentina



• Sensicutan (Heparin and Levomenol)
  Harras, Austria; Harras-Curarina, Germany



• Sobrius
  Fada, Argentina



• Sodiparin
  Baxter, Argentina



• Sportino
  Harras-Curarina, Germany



• Sportium
  Lyron, Switzerland



• Sportusal
  Permamed, Switzerland



• Tensolvet (veterinary use)
  Albrecht, Germany; Esteve Farma Lda., Portugal



• Thrombareduct Sandoz
  Sandoz, Germany



• Thrombophob
  Abbott, Austria; Abbott, Germany; Abbott, Luxembourg; Winthrop, South Africa



• Trenhep
  Pentafarma, Chile



• Trombless
  Nizhpharm, Russian Federation



• Venalitan
  Meda, Germany



• Venitan (Heparin and Escin)
  Lek, Slovenia



• Venobene (Heparin and Dexpanthenol)
  Ratiopharm, Austria



• Venofuc
  Spreewälder Arzneimittel, Germany



• Venoruton Emulgel
  Novartis, Lithuania; Novartis, Latvia; Novartis Consumer Health, Germany



• Venoruton Heparin
  Novartis Consumer Health, Austria



• Vetren
  Nycomed, Austria; Opfermann, Germany



• Viatromb
  CSC, Romania; Cyathus, Austria; Medico Uno, Serbia; Medicom, Czech Republic; Medicom, Slovakia

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BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)

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