Nimustine

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L01AD06

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0042471-28-3

Chemical Formula

C9-H13-Cl-N6-O2

Molecular Weight

272

Therapeutic Category

Antineoplastic agent

Chemical Name

Urea, N'-[(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl]-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-nitroso-

Foreign Names

• Nimustinum (Latin)
• Nimustin (German)
• Nimustine (French)
• Nimustina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• ACNU (IS)
• CS 439 (IS: Sanyko)
• Nimustine Hydrochloride (OS: JAN)

Brand Names

• Acnu
  Baxter Oncology, Germany



• Nidran
  Daiichi Sankyo, China; Daiichi Sankyo, Japan

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Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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