Bromelains

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B06AA11

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0009001-00-7

Therapeutic Categories

Anti-inflammatory agent

Enzyme

Chemical Name

A concentrate of proteolytic enzymes derived from the pineapple plant, Ananas sativus

Foreign Names

• Bromelaina (Latin)
• Bromelaine (German)
• Bromelaïnes (French)
• Bromelaina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Bromelain (OS: JAN)
• Bromelaina (OS: DCIT)
• Bromélaïnes (OS: DCF)
• Bromelains (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Bromelaina (IS)
• Bromelin (IS)

Brand Names

• Ananase Forte
  Sanofi-Aventis, Chile



• Ananase
  Delta, Portugal; Rottapharm, Italy; Vargas, Venezuela



• Bromelain
  Jeidorufu Seiyaku, Japan



• Bromelain-POS
  Ursapharm, Germany



• Dontisanin
  Sanofi-Aventis, Germany



• Extranase
  Rottapharm, France



• Hemonase (Bromelains and Tocopherol, α)
  Jeidorufu Seiyaku, Japan



• Internase
  Quality, Hong Kong



• Kimotab (Bromelains and Trypsin)
  Mochida, Japan



• Kimotab S
  Mochida, Japan



• Phlogenzym
  Mucos, Germany; Mucos Pharma, Austria



• Proteozym
  Wiedemann, Germany



• Traumanase
  Cassella-med, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland



• Wobenzym
  Mucos, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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