Guaiacol

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000090-05-1

Chemical Formula

C7-H8-O2

Molecular Weight

124

Therapeutic Categories

Antiseptic

Expectorant

Chemical Name

2-Methoxyphenol

Foreign Names

• Guaiacolum (Latin)
• Guajacol (German)
• Gaïacol (French)

Generic Names

• Gaïacol (OS: DCF)
• Guaiacol (OS: JAN)
• Orthomethoxyphenol (IS)
• Gaïacol (PH: Ph. Franç. Xe édit)
• Guaiacol (PH: USP 30, Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010)
• Guaiacolo (PH: F.U. VIII)
• Guajacolum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Creodon
  Neo Dental Seiykau, Japan



• Eucaliptine
  Sanofi-Aventis, Mexico



• Formalin Guaiacol FG (Guaiacol and Formaldehyde)
  Neo Dental Seiykau, Japan



• Lipobalsamo (Guaiacol and Eucalyptol)
  Teofarma, Italy



• Methocol (Guaiacol and Parachlorophenol)
  Neo Dental Seiykau, Japan



• Osomol (Guaiacol and Formaldehyde)
  Pierre Rolland, France



• Potassium Guaiacol
  Drug International, Bangladesh



• Pulmoserum (Guaiacol and Codeine)
  Bailly-Creat, Tunisia



• Siracol
  Actavis, Georgia; Balkanpharma, Bulgaria

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia

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