Fusidic Acid

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D06AX01,D09AA02,J01XC01,S01AA13

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0006990-06-3

Chemical Formula

C31-H48-O6

Molecular Weight

516

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial

Chemical Name

29-Nordammara-17(20),24-dien-21-oic acid, 16-(acetyloxy)-3,11-dihydroxy-, (3α,4α,8α,9ß,11α,13α,14ß,16ß,17Z)-

Foreign Names

• Acidum Fusidicum (Latin)
• Fusidinsäure (German)
• Acide fusidique (French)
• Acido fusidico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Acide fusidique (OS: DCF)
• Acido fusidico (OS: DCIT)
• Fusidic Acid (OS: USAN, BAN)
• SQ 16603 (IS)
• Diethanolamine fusidate (IS)
• Fusidic acid, diolamine (IS)
• Fusidic acid 2,2'-iminodiethanol salt (IS)
• Fusidic acid diethanolamine (IS)
• Fusidic Acid (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Fusidate Sodium (OS: USAN)
• Sodium Fusidate (OS: BANM, JAN)
• Fucidine (IS)
• Fusidic acid, sodium salt (IS)
• Fusidin (IS)
• Fusidinsäure, Natriumsalz (IS)
• Sodium fusidin (IS)
• SQ 16360 (IS)
• ZN 6-Na (IS)
• Natrii fusidas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Natriumfusidat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium Fusidate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, JP XIV)
• Sodium, fusidate de (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Acide Fusidique Arrow
  Arrow, France



• Acide Fusidique Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Acide Fusidique EG
  EG Labo, France



• Acide Fusidique Idetec
  Idetec Pharma, France



• Acide Fusidique Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Acide Fusidique Opalia
  Opalia, Tunisia



• Acide Fusidique ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, France



• Acido Fusidico Genfar
  Genfar, Colombia; Genfar, Ecuador



• Acido Fusidico
  Genfar, Peru; Medicalex, Colombia; Pentacoop, Colombia



• Afucid
  Ferron, Indonesia



• Afusidique
  Opalia, Tunisia



• Alpider (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Velka, Greece



• Axcel Fusidic
  Kotra, Myanmar



• Bet Fu (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Medimar, Greece



• Betacort (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Biospray, Greece



• Betafusin (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Pharmex, Greece



• Betasid (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Phoinix Pharm, Greece



• Biofucid
  Bausch & Lomb, Argentina



• Conoptal (veterinary use)
  Bayer Animal, New Zealand; Bayer Australia Ltd Animal Health, Australia



• Flusterix
  Farmanic Chemipharma, Greece



• Foban
  AFT, New Zealand; Hoe, Sri Lanka; Hoe, Myanmar; Hoe, Singapore



• Fubecot (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Target Pharma, Greece



• Fucedex
  Domina Pharmaceuticals, Ethiopia



• Fucibet (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Leo Pharma, Spain; Leo Pharma, United Kingdom



• Fucicort (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  CSL Biotherapies, New Zealand; Darya-Varia, Indonesia; Formenti, Italy; Leo, Bahrain; Leo, Switzerland; Leo, Finland; Leo, Greece; Leo, Luxembourg; Leo, Oman; Leo, Slovakia; LEO Pharma, Denmark; LEO Pharma, Indonesia



• Fucicort Lipid (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Leo, Finland



• Fucicream (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  A.G. Therapy, Greece



• Fuciderm (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone (veterinary use))
  Bayer Animal, Germany; Bayer Animal, New Zealand; Bayer Australia Ltd Animal Health, Australia; Gräub, Switzerland; Leo Pharma Animal, Norway; Vetxx, Finland; Vetxx, Sweden



• Fucidin Cream
  Harvester, Taiwan



• Fucidin Intertulle
  Andromaco, Chile; Leo, Hong Kong



• Fucidin Ointment
  Leo, Bangladesh; Leo, Canada



• Fucidin
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa; Andromaco, Argentina; Andromaco, Chile; CSL, Australia; Darya-Varia, Indonesia; Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Formenti, Italy; Leo, Bangladesh; Leo, Belgium; Leo, Bulgaria; Leo, Bulgaria; Leo, Bahrain; Leo, Canada; Leo, China; Leo, Dominican Republic; Leo, Estonia; Leo, Finland; Leo, Greece; Leo, Guatemala; Leo, Hong Kong; Leo, Honduras; Leo, Hungary; Leo, Ireland; Leo, Israel; Leo, Iceland; Leo, Sri Lanka; Leo, Lithuania; Leo, Luxembourg; Leo, Malta; Leo, Malaysia; Leo, Netherlands; Leo, Norway; Leo, Oman; Leo, Panama; Leo, Philippines; Leo, Poland; Leo, Romania; Leo, Sweden; Leo, Singapore; Leo, El Salvador; Leo, Thailand; LEO Pharma, Denmark; LEO Pharma, United Kingdom; LEO Pharma, Indonesia; LEO Pharma, Peru; LEO Pharma, Vietnam; Pharmagan, Slovenia; Roche, Colombia; Roche, Venezuela; Valeant, Mexico



• Fucidin H (Fusidic Acid and Hydrocortisone 21-acetate)
  Spirig, Slovakia



• Fucidin H (Fusidic Acid and Hydrocortisone)
  Formenti, Italy; Leo, Switzerland; Leo, Greece; Leo Pharma, Germany; Leo Pharma, United Kingdom



• Fucidin Hydrocortisone (Fusidic Acid and Hydrocortisone)
  Leo, Belgium; Leo, Luxembourg



• Fucidin Leo
  Daiichi Sankyo, Japan



• Fucidin-Hydrocortison (Fusidic Acid and Hydrocortisone)
  Leo, Finland; Leo, Sweden; LEO Pharma, Denmark



• Fucidine Abacus
  LEO Pharma, Denmark



• Fucidine
  Leo, France; Leo, Tunisia



• Fucilex
  Molex Ayus, Indonesia



• Fucithalmic
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey; Andromaco, Argentina; Andromaco, Chile; Formenti, Italy; Leo, Austria; Leo, Bangladesh; Leo, Belgium; Leo, Bulgaria; Leo, Bahrain; Leo, Canada; Leo, Switzerland; Leo, Costa Rica; Leo, Dominican Republic; Leo, Estonia; Leo, Finland; Leo, France; Leo, Guatemala; Leo, Hong Kong; Leo, Honduras; Leo, Ireland; Leo, Israel; Leo, Iceland; Leo, Sri Lanka; Leo, Lithuania; Leo, Luxembourg; Leo, Latvia; Leo, Malaysia; Leo, Netherlands; Leo, Norway; Leo, New Zealand; Leo, Panama; Leo, Philippines; Leo, Romania; Leo, Singapore; Leo, El Salvador; Leo, Thailand; Leo, Tunisia; LEO Pharma, Denmark; LEO Pharma, Spain; Roche, Colombia



• Fucithalmic (veterinary use)
  Bayer Animal, Germany; Dechra, Netherlands; Dechra Veterinary Products, France; Gräub, Switzerland; Leo, United Kingdom; Leo Pharma Animal, Norway; Leo Vet, Portugal; Vetxx, Finland; Vetxx, Norway; Vetxx, Sweden



• Fucithalmic Leo
  Roche, Ecuador



• Fucithalmic vet (veterinary use)
  Leo Pharmaceutical, Austria



• Fudin
  Hoe Pharmaceuticals, Ethiopia



• Fudion
  Oman, Bahrain; Oman Pharmaceutical Products - OPP, Oman



• Fugen
  Ying Yuan, Taiwan



• Fuladic
  Guardian Pharmatama, Indonesia



• Fusextrine
  Sofex, Portugal



• Fusibact B (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Jamjoom Pharma, Oman



• Fusibact
  Jamjoom Pharma, Bahrain; Jamjoom Pharma, Oman



• Fusibet (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  S.M. Farm, Greece



• Fusiderm
  Biochem, Colombia; Spimaco, Bahrain; Spimaco, Oman



• Fusidic Target
  Target Pharma, Greece



• Fusimed
  Pablo Cassara, Argentina



• Fusindac
  Viofar, Greece



• Fusindac (Fusidic Acid and Hydrocortisone)
  Viofar, Greece



• Fusitop
  HLB, Argentina



• Fusycom
  Combiphar, Indonesia



• Futasole
  Julphar, Oman



• Futasone (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Julphar, Bahrain; Julphar, Oman



• Gelbiotic
  LKM, Argentina



• Hydrofusin (Fusidic Acid and Hydrocortisone)
  Alapis Pharma, Greece



• Iretien
  Bbicosa Cosmeticos, Peru



• Niofen
  Farmindustria, Peru



• Optifucin
  APIC - Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, Oman



• Sodate Ointment
  Asiatic Lab, Bangladesh



• Topidic
  Pharma International, Oman



• Topisept
  Dermacare, Colombia



• Topizone (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Pharma International, Oman



• Topocid
  Pharma International, Oman



• Tricidine
  West Pharma, Tunisia



• Uciderm
  Philadelphia, Oman; Simed, Tunisia



• Uciderm (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Philadelphia, Oman



• Zeta
  Tabuk Pharmaceutical, Oman



• Canaural (Fusidic Acid and Framycetin, + Prednisolone, + Nystatin (veterinary use))
  Bayer Australia Ltd Animal Health, Australia; VetXX, Austria; VetXX, Sweden



• Fucicort (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone)
  Leo, Belgium; Leo Pharma, Germany



• Fuciderm (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone (veterinary use))
  VetXX, Norway



• Fucidin
  Leo, Belgium



• Fucidin (veterinary use)
  Leo, United Kingdom



• Fucidine
  Leo Pharma, Germany



• Fucidin-Hydrocortison
  Leo, Norway



• Fucithalmic
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa; Delphi, Netherlands; Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Leo, Czech Republic; Leo, Malta; Leo, Netherlands; Leo, Oman; Leo, Portugal; Leo, Sweden; Leo Pharma, Germany; Leo Pharma, United Kingdom; Nycomed, Russian Federation; Spirig, Slovakia



• Fusicutan
  Dermapharm, Germany



• Fusidinsäure acis
  Acis, Germany



• Afucid
  Ferron, Indonesia



• Dermomycin
  Avantgarde, Italy



• Desdek
  Edol, Portugal



• Diacutis
  Pierre Fabre Dermatologie, France



• Forudine (veterinary use)
  Dechra Veterinary Products, France



• Fucide
  Shaphaco, Iraq; Shaphaco, Yemen



• Fuciderm (Fusidic Acid and Betamethasone (veterinary use))
  Dechra, Austria



• Fucidin Leo
  Roche, Ecuador



• Fucidin Ointment
  Leo, Hong Kong



• Fucidin
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey; Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa; Andromaco, Argentina; CSL, Australia; Darya-Varia, Indonesia; Eureco, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Formenti, Italy; Harvester, Taiwan; Leo, Austria; Leo, Belgium; Leo, Switzerland; Leo, China; Leo, Costa Rica; Leo, Czech Republic; Leo, Dominican Republic; Leo, Finland; Leo, Greece; Leo, Guatemala; Leo, Hong Kong; Leo, Honduras; Leo, Hungary; Leo, Ireland; Leo, Israel; Leo, Sri Lanka; Leo, Luxembourg; Leo, Latvia; Leo, Malta; Leo, Malaysia; Leo, Netherlands; Leo, New Zealand; Leo, Oman; Leo, Panama; Leo, Philippines; Leo, Romania; Leo, Sweden; Leo, Singapore; Leo, El Salvador; Leo, Thailand; LEO Pharma, Denmark; LEO Pharma, United Kingdom; LEO Pharma, Indonesia; Nycomed, Russian Federation; Roche, Colombia; Spirig, Slovakia



• Fucidin (veterinary use)
  LEO, Sweden



• Fucidin H (Fusidic Acid and Hydrocortisone)
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Fucidine Orifarm
  LEO Pharma, Denmark



• Fucidine Topico
  Leo Pharma, Spain



• Fucidine
  Leo, France; Leo, Portugal; Leo Pharma, Germany; Leo Pharma, Spain



• Fucidine enfant et nourrisson (pediatric)
  Leo, France



• Fudikin
  Samjin, Singapore



• Fuladic
  Guardian Pharmatama, Indonesia



• Fusibact
  Jamjoom Pharma, Bahrain; Jamjoom Pharma, Oman



• Fusidate
  Aristopharma, Bangladesh; Aristopharma, Sri Lanka



• Fusiderm
  Spimaco, Bahrain; Spimaco, Oman



• Fusidin-Natrium
  Biosintez, Russian Federation



• Fusimed
  Medicon, Bangladesh



• Fusiver
  Jordan River, Bahrain



• Fusiwal
  Wallace, India



• Fusycom
  Combiphar, Indonesia



• Futaderm
  Interbat, Indonesia



• Infloc
  S.F.D., Portugal



• Sodium Fusidate
  Leo Pharma, United Kingdom



• Stafine
  Koçak, Turkey



• Stanicid
  Hemofarm, Serbia



• Uniderm
  Uni, Colombia; Unipharm, Mexico



• Verutex
  Roche, Brazil



• Zeta
  Tabuk Pharmaceutical, Oman

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

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