Histamine

Scheme

DCF

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000051-45-6

Chemical Formula

C5-H9-N3

Molecular Weight

111

Therapeutic Category

Diagnostic agent, gastric function

Chemical Name

1H-Imidazole-4-ethanamine

Foreign Names

• Histamin (German)
• Histamine (French)

Generic Names

• Histamine (OS: DCF)
• Amin-Glaukosan (IS)
• Glyoxaline-éthylamine (IS)
• Imidazolyl-éthylamine (IS)
• Histamine Dihydrochloride (OS: USAN)
• Histamyl (IS)
• Imido (IS)
• Histamindihydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Histamine (dichlorhydrate d') (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Histamine Dihydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, USP 30, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Histamini dihydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• ALK Soluprick Positiv kontrol
  ALK Abelló, Denmark



• Soluprick
  ALK, Estonia; ALK, Finland; ALK, Latvia

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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