Caffeine

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

In the US, Caffeine (caffeine systemic) is a member of the drug class CNS stimulants and is used to treat Apnea of Prematurity and Hypersomnia.

US matches:

• Caffeine Citrate


• Caffeine


• Caffeine Solution


• Caffeine/Ergotamine


• Caffeine/Ergotamine Suppositories


• Caffeine and ergotamine oral/rectal


• Caffeine Oral, Parenteral


• Caffeine; Caffeine and Sodium Benzoate Injection; Caffeine Citrate


• Caffeine Citrate Oral Solution

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N06BC01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000058-08-2

Chemical Formula

C8-H10-N4-O2

Molecular Weight

194

Therapeutic Categories

Central stimulant

Analeptic

Drug acting on the central nervous system

Respiratory stimulant

Chemical Names

1,3,7-Trimethyl-2,6-dioxopurine

1,3,7-Trimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione (Ph. Eur.)

1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6(1H,3H)-dione

1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine (USP)

1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl- (USP)

1-Methylbromine

3,7-Dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione (Ph. Int.)

7-Methyltheophylline

Foreign Names

• Coffeinum (Latin)
• Coffein (German)
• Caféine (French)
• Cafeína (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Caféine (OS: DCF)
• Caffeine (OS: BAN, USAN)
• Coffeine (IS)
• Guaranine (IS)
• Mateine (IS)
• Methyltheobromine (IS)
• Theine (IS)
• UNII-3G6A5W338E (IS)
• Anhydrous Caffeine (PH: JP XV)
• Caféine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Caffeine (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Coffein (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Coffeinum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Caffeine Citrate (PH: USP 32)
• Coffeinum citricum (PH: ÖAB 2009)
• Caffeine monohydrate (OS: JAN)
• Caffeine hydrate (IS)
• Caféine monohydratée (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Caffeine Hydrate (PH: BP 2010, JP XV)
• Caffeine Monohydrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32)
• Coffein-Monohydrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Coffeinum monohydricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4)
• Koffein-Natriumbenzoat (IS)
• Caffeine and Sodium Benzoate (PH: JP XV)
• Coffein-Natriumbenzoat (PH: DAB 1999)
• Coffeinum-Natrium benzoicum (PH: ÖAB 2009)

Brand Names

• Acylcoffin (Caffeine andAcetylsalicylic Acid)
  Zentiva, Slovakia



• Alepsal (Caffeine and Phenobarbital)
  Genévrier, France



• Algine (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Adelco, Greece



• Algostase (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  SMB, Belgium



• Amol (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Shaphaco, Oman



• Antigriphine (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  GlaxoSmithKline, Belgium; GlaxoSmithKline, Luxembourg



• Antineuralgica (Caffeine and Phenazone)
  Actavis, Norway



• Apap Extra (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  US Pharmacia, Poland



• Aspirin Activ (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Bayer, Poland



• Aspirin forte (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Bayer, Germany



• Aspirina Plus (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Bayer, Spain



• Aspirine Duo (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Bayer, Belgium



• Asproaccel (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Bayer Santé Familiale, France



• Azur (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Steiner & Co, Germany



• Bamyl koffein (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Meda, Sweden



• Bivinadol Extra (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  BV Pharma, Vietnam



• Bodrex (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Bode, Indonesia; Tempo Scan Pacific, Indonesia



• Cafcit
  IFET, Greece



• Cafeina 25% Fada
  Fada, Argentina



• Cafeina Larjan
  Veinfar, Argentina



• Cafeina Richmond
  Richmond, Argentina



• Cafeine
  IFET, Greece



• Cafergot (Caffeine and Ergotamine)
  AFT, New Zealand; Alliance, United Kingdom; Amdipharm, Germany; Novartis, Australia; Novartis, Canada; Novartis, Switzerland; Novartis, Spain; Novartis, Greece; Novartis, Indonesia; Novartis, Italy; Novartis, Japan; Novartis, Oman; Pharma Logistics, Belgium



• Caffedrine
  Thompson, United States



• Caffein Biomed
  Biomed, New Zealand



• Caffeine Tablets
  Major, United States



• Caffeine
  Nipro PharmaNipurofama, Japan



• Cafiaspirina (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Bayer, Spain



• Cafinitrina (Caffeine and Glyceryl Trinitrate)
  Almirall, Spain



• Céfaline Hauth (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Homme de Fer, France



• Cinfamar Cafeina (Caffeine and Dimenhydrinate)
  Cinfa, Spain



• Claradol Caféine (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Bayer Santé Familiale, France



• Codipar Plus (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  GlaxoSmithKline, Poland



• Coffeavet (veterinary use)
  Vana, Austria



• Coffecorn (Caffeine and Ergotamine)
  Filofarm, Poland



• Coffein medipharma
  Ayanda, Finland



• Coffeinum N
  Mylan dura, Germany



• Coffekapton
  Strallhofer, Austria



• Coffepirine (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Marcmed, Poland



• Coffo-Selt (Caffeine and Phenazone)
  Rösch & Handel, Austria



• Colocol Extra (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Saokim Pharma, Vietnam



• Contra-Schmerz plus (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Wild, Switzerland



• Copyrkal (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Berlin-Chemie, Germany



• Croix Blanche (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  SMB, Belgium



• Dialgine (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Intermedica, Switzerland



• Doloprim (Caffeine and Aspirin)
  Galenus, Poland



• Dropa Reisedragées (Caffeine and Dimenhydrinate)
  Dropa, Switzerland



• Durvitan
  Seid, Spain



• Ergokoffin (Caffeine and Ergotamine)
  OBA, Denmark



• Ergonex (Caffeine and Ergotamine)
  AC Farma, Peru



• Ericaf (Caffeine and Ergotamine)
  Tempo Scan Pacific, Indonesia



• Eudorlin (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Berlin-Chemie, Germany



• Fenazon-Koffein (Caffeine and Phenazone)
  Nycomed, Norway



• Gem Voyage Reisedragées (Caffeine and Dimenhydrinate)
  Iromedica, Switzerland



• Halloo-Wach (Caffeine and Dextrose)
  Nycomed, Germany



• Hapacol Extra (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  HG.Pharm, Vietnam



• Head-O (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Otto, Indonesia



• Kafa plus Koffein (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Vifor, Switzerland



• Kalmaline (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Coup, Greece



• Kalmodine (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Coup, Greece



• Kalmol (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Specifar, Greece



• Kinedryl (Caffeine and Moxastine)
  Noventis, Slovakia



• Koffazon N (Caffeine and Phenazone)
  Recip, Sweden



• Koffein Recip
  Recip, Sweden



• Koffein-fenazon DAK (Caffeine and Phenazone)
  Nycomed, Denmark



• Koffinatin
  Actavis, Iceland



• Lemsip (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Reckitt Benckiser, Ireland



• Lipoféine
  Arkopharma, France



• Lonarid (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Belgium



• Magnecyl-koffein brus (Caffeine and Salicylic Acid)
  McNeil, Sweden



• Mann (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  SMB, Belgium



• Mejoral Cafeina (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic)
  GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Spain



• Mejoral NF (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Farpasa, Peru



• Mercalm (Caffeine and Dimenhydrinate)
  Tonipharm, France



• Metaspirine (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  GlaxoSmithKline, France



• Midrone (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Midpharma, Oman



• Neo-Emedyl (Caffeine and Dimenhydrinate)
  Montavit, Austria



• Neopyrin (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Riemser, Germany



• No Doz
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States; Key, Australia; Key, New Zealand



• Octadon (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  UCB, Germany



• Omol (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  National Pharmaceutical Industries Co. - NPI, Oman



• Optalidon (Caffeine and Propyphenazone)
  Novartis Consumer Health, Spain



• Optalidon Schmerztabletten (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Novartis Consumer Health, Germany



• Oskadon (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Supra Ferbindo, Indonesia



• Panadol Extra (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  GlaxoSmithKline, Ireland; GlaxoSmithKline, Singapore; GlaxoSmithKline, Slovenia; GlaxoSmithKline, Slovakia; GlaxoSmithKline, Vietnam; GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Croatia (Hrvatska); GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, New Zealand; GSK Consumer Healthcare, Switzerland



• Panadol Plus (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  GlaxoSmithKline, Belgium



• Paracold Extra (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Mekophar, Vietnam



• Percoffedrinol N
  Lindopharm, Luxembourg



• Percutafeine
  PF, Luxembourg; Pierre Fabre, Argentina



• Percutaféine
  Pierre Fabre Médicament, France



• Picapan (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  DHA, Singapore



• Plicet (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Pliva, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Pluspiryna (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  Polpharma, Poland



• Prontopyrin (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  McNeil, Germany



• Pymeditavic (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  PMP, Vietnam



• Quick-Pep
  Thompson, United States



• Rhinitin (Caffeine and Diphenhydramine)
  Laves, Switzerland



• Rotpunkt Apotheke Reisedragées (Caffeine and Dimenhydrinate)
  Parcopharm, Switzerland



• Salsocain (Caffeine and Salicylic Acid)
  Uji Seiyaku, Japan



• Sanalgin N (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Gebro, Switzerland



• Tatanol Plus (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  PMP, Vietnam



• Taxigen
  Sherfarma, Peru



• Tesero (Caffeine and Dimenhydrinate)
  Iromedica, Switzerland



• Tramil (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Wyeth, Ireland



• Treo (Caffeine and Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  McNeil, Denmark; McNeil, Sweden



• Tylenol Ultra Relief (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Canada



• Tylol Plus (Caffeine andParacetamol)
  Nobel, Bulgaria



• Vivarin
  GlaxoSmithKline, United States



• Vivimed (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Bausch & Lomb, Austria; Mann, Germany



• Wake-up
  Adrem, Canada



• Cafcit
  Boehringer Ingelheim, United States; Mead Johnson, United States



• Caffein Biomed
  Biomed, New Zealand



• Caffeine Citrate Novaplus
  IFET, Greece



• Caffeine Citrate
  APP, United States; Luitpold, United States; Paddock, United States



• Citrate de Caféine Cooper
  Cooper, France



• Caffeine
  Mylan Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Dolidon (Caffeine and Paracetamol)
  Genopharm, France



• Gynergène caféiné (Caffeine and Ergotamine)
  CSP, France



• Kyorin AP2 (Caffeine and Simetride)
  Kyorin, Japan



• Coffein Benzoat Sodium
  Biopharm, Georgia



• Coffeinum Natrio Benzoicum
  Sopharma, Bulgaria



• Coffeinum Natrium Benzoicum
  Galena, Poland; Pliva, Poland



• Kofex
  GlaxoSmithKline, Poland



• Sodium Coffein Benzoat
  BHFZ, Georgia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
Ph. Int.	Pharmacopoea Internationalis
USAN	United States Adopted Name
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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