Amitraz

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

Scheme

Prop.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0033089-61-1

Chemical Formula

C19-H23-N3

Molecular Weight

293

Therapeutic Category

Insecticide

Chemical Names

N-Methyl-N'-2,4-xylyl-N-(N-2,4-xylylformimidoyl)formamidine (WHO)

N²-(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)-N¹-[(2,4-dimethylphenylimino)methyl]-N¹-methylformimidamid (IUPAC)

Foreign Names

• Amitrazum (Latin)
• Amitraz (German)
• Amitraz (French)
• Amitraz (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Amitraz (OS: BAN, USAN)
• BTS 27419 (IS)
• U 36059 (IS: Upjohn)
• Amitraz (PH: BP vet. 2007, USP 32)

Brand Names

• Aludex (veterinary use)
  Intervet, United Kingdom; Intervet, Ireland



• Amidip (veterinary use)
  Virbac, South Africa



• Amigard (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, South Africa



• Amipor (Amitraz and Cypermethrin, + Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Virbac, South Africa



• Amitik (veterinary use)
  Coopers Animal Health, Australia



• Amitix (veterinary use)
  Schering-Plough Animal Health, South Africa



• Amitraz (veterinary use)
  Bayer Australia Ltd Animal Health, Australia; Virbac, Germany



• Apitraz (veterinary use)
  Biowet Pulawy, Poland



• Apivar (veterinary use)
  Veto-Pharma, France



• Apiwarol (veterinary use)
  Biowet Pulawy, Poland



• Biocani Tique (veterinary use)
  Véto-Centre, France



• Biowar (veterinary use)
  Biowet Pulawy, Poland



• Ceva Amitraz (veterinary use)
  Ceva Animal Health, South Africa



• Crede Ecto Imatraz (veterinary use)
  Experto Vet, South Africa



• Crede Ecto Tracypor (Amitraz and Cypermethrin (veterinary use))
  Experto Vet, South Africa



• Delete (Amitraz and Deltamethrin, + Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Intervet, South Africa



• Deltaderm Demadex (veterinary use)
  Delvet, Australia



• Demotick (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Italy



• Ectodex (veterinary use)
  Alfamed, Portugal; Intervet, Germany; Intervet, France; Intervet, Netherlands; Intervet, South Africa



• MDB Cypertraz (Amitraz and Cypermethrin (veterinary use))
  Ceva Animal Health, South Africa



• Milbitraz (veterinary use)
  Bayer Animal Health, South Africa



• Mitaban (veterinary use)
  Pharmacia & Upjohn vet, United States



• Pertanol (veterinary use)
  Sociedade Permutadora, S.A., Portugal



• Preventic (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Australia; Virbac, Switzerland; Virbac, Italy; Virbac, Luxembourg; Virbac, South Africa; Virbac de Portugal, Portugal



• Préventic (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France



• Promeris Duo (Amitraz and Metaflumizone (veterinary use))
  CEVA Vetpharma, Sweden; Fort Dodge Animal Health, South Africa; Fort Dodge Santé Animale, France; Scanvet, Finland



• Supatraz (veterinary use)
  Cipla Agrimed, South Africa



• Sytraz (veterinary use)
  Iapsa Portuguesa Pecuária, Lda, Portugal



• Taktic (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Austria; Intervet, Belgium; Intervet, France; Intervet, United Kingdom; Intervet, Ireland; Intervet, Italy; Intervet, Netherlands; Intervet, South Africa; Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health, New Zealand; Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health, Portugal; Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, Australia; Veterinaria, Switzerland; Virbac, Australia



• Tickamit (veterinary use)
  Quifipor - Química Fina Portuguesa, Lda., Portugal



• Topline (veterinary use)
  Hoechst Roussel Vet, Portugal; Hoechst Vet, Ireland; Intervet, United Kingdom



• Triatix (Amitraz and Deltamethrin, + Piperonyl Butoxide (veterinary use))
  Afrivet, South Africa



• Triatix (veterinary use)
  Afrivet, South Africa

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Prop.INN	Proposed International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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