Etanercept

In the US, Etanercept (etanercept systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: antirheumatics, TNF alfa inhibitors and is used to treat Ankylosing Spondylitis, Behcet's Disease, Bullous Pemphigoid, Cogan's Syndrome, Histiocytosis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Macrophage Activation Syndrome, Pemphigoid, Pemphigus, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, SAPHO Syndrome, Still's Disease, Uveitis and Wegener's Granulomatosus.

US matches:

• Etanercept


• Etanercept Subcutaneous

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L04AA11,L04AB01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0185243-69-0

Chemical Formula

C2224-H3472-N618-O701-S36

Molecular Weight

51238

Therapeutic Categories

Immunosuppressant

Anti-inflammatory agent

Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, DMARD

Biological response modifier, BRM

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibitor

Chemical Name

Dimeric fusion protein consisting of the extracellular ligand-binding portion of the human 75 kilodalton (p75) tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) linked to the Fc portion of human IgG1

Foreign Names

• Etanerceptum (Latin)
• Etanercept (German)
• Étanercept (French)
• Etanercept (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Etanercept (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Étanercept (OS: DCF)
• rhu TNFR:Fc (IS)
• TNF receptor p75 fusion protein (IS)

Brand Names

• Enbrel Myclic
  Wyeth, Germany



• Enbrel
  Amgen, Canada; Amgen, United States; Pfizer, Switzerland; PharmaSwiss, Croatia (Hrvatska); Wyeth, Argentina; Wyeth, Austria; Wyeth, Australia; Wyeth, Belgium; Wyeth, Bahrain; Wyeth, Brazil; Wyeth, Chile; Wyeth, Colombia; Wyeth, Costa Rica; Wyeth, Czech Republic; Wyeth, Germany; Wyeth, Denmark; Wyeth, Spain; Wyeth, Finland; Wyeth, France; Wyeth, Greece; Wyeth, Guatemala; Wyeth, Hong Kong; Wyeth, Honduras; Wyeth, Hungary; Wyeth, Ireland; Wyeth, Israel; Wyeth, India; Wyeth, Iceland; Wyeth, Italy; Wyeth, Luxembourg; Wyeth, Mexico; Wyeth, Malaysia; Wyeth, Nicaragua; Wyeth, Netherlands; Wyeth, Norway; Wyeth, Oman; Wyeth, Panama; Wyeth, Peru; Wyeth, Philippines; Wyeth, Portugal; Wyeth, Romania; Wyeth, Serbia; Wyeth, Sweden; Wyeth, Singapore; Wyeth, Slovenia; Wyeth, Slovakia; Wyeth, El Salvador; Wyeth, Thailand; Wyeth, Tunisia; Wyeth, Turkey; Wyeth, Taiwan; Wyeth, United States; Wyeth, Venezuela; Wyeth, South Africa; Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, New Zealand; Wyeth KK, Japan; Wyeth Nutrition Internatinoal, Indonesia; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom



• Enbrel Junior (pediatric)
  Pfizer, Switzerland



• Enbrel Pédiatrie (pediatric)
  Wyeth, Belgium

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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