Chorionic Gonadotrophin

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

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

G03GA01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0009002-61-3

Therapeutic Category

Extrapituitary gonadotropin with LH action

Chemical Name

Human chorionic gonadotropin (protein moiety reduced), glycoform α (WHO)

Foreign Names

• Gonadotrophinum chorionicum (Latin)
• Choriongonadotrophin (German)
• Gonadotrophine chorionique (French)
• Gonadotrofina corionica (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Chorionic Gonadotrophin (OS: BAN)
• Gonadotrofina corionica (OS: DCIT)
• Gonadotropine chorionique (OS: DCF)
• CG (IS)
• Dynatropin (IS)
• Gonadotropes Chorionhormon (IS)
• Gonadotrophine chorionique (IS: DCF vieille)
• HCG (IS)
• LH 500 (IS)
• Choriongonadotropin (PH: Ph. Eur. 4)
• Chorionic Gonadotrophin (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV)
• Chorionic Gonadotropin (PH: USP 32)
• Gonadotrophin, Chorionic (PH: Ph. Eur. 4)
• Gonadotropine chorionique (PH: Ph. Eur. 4)
• Gonadotropinum chorionicum (PH: Ph. Eur. 4)
• Choriongonadotropin Alfa (OS: USAN, BAN)

Brand Names

• A.P.L.
  Wyeth, Chile



• Biogonadyl
  Biomed-Lublin, Poland



• Brevactid
  Ferring, Germany



• Chlorulon (veterinary use)
  Intervet, United States



• Choragon
  Er-Kim, Turkey; Ferring, United Arab Emirates; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Bahrain; Ferring, Egypt; Ferring, United Kingdom; Ferring, Hong Kong; Ferring, Hungary; Ferring, Ireland; Ferring, Jordan; Ferring, Kuwait; Ferring, Lebanon; Ferring, Malta; Ferring, Mexico; Ferring, Malaysia; Ferring, Qatar; Ferring, Saudi Arabia; Ferring, Slovakia; Ferring, Syria; Ferring, Yemen; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Poland



• Choriomon
  CORNE, Mexico; IBSA, Switzerland



• Chorionic Gonadotropin
  APP, United States; Ferring, United States; Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada, Canada



• Chorionic Gonadotropin (veterinary use)
  APP, United States



• Chortropin (veterinary use)
  United Vaccines, United States



• Chorulon (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Austria; Intervet, Belgium; Intervet, Finland; Intervet, France; Intervet, United Kingdom; Intervet, Ireland; Intervet, Netherlands; Intervet, South Africa; Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health, New Zealand; Intervet International B.V., Luxembourg; Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, Australia; Organon Vet, Portugal; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• Corion
  Win-Medicare, India



• Corulon (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Italy



• Endocorion
  Elea, Argentina



• Fertipig (Chorionic Gonadotrophin and Gonadotrophin, Serum (veterinary use))
  Ceva, France



• Follutein (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge Animale Health, United States



• Gestoron
  Kawasaki Seiyaku K.K., Japan



• Gestron (veterinary use)
  Bomac, New Zealand



• Gonacor
  Ferring, Argentina; Ferring, Chile; Quality, Peru



• Gonadotraphon LH
  Paines & Byrne, United Arab Emirates; Paines & Byrne, Bahrain; Paines & Byrne, Cyprus; Paines & Byrne, Libya



• Gonadotrophine Chorionique Endo
  Schering-Plough, France



• Gonasi HP
  Amsa, Italy; Amsa, Malta



• Gonatropin
  ASKA SeiyakuAsuka, Japan



• HCG Fuji
  Fuji Yakuhin, Japan



• HCG Lepori
  Farma Lepori, Spain



• HCG Mochida
  Mochida, Japan



• Luteogonin (veterinary use)
  AFI, Italy



• Ovidrel
  Serono, Taiwan



• Ovitrelle
  Serono, Tunisia



• Ovogest (veterinary use)
  Intervet, Germany



• P.G. 600 (Chorionic Gonadotrophin and Gonadotrophin, Serum (veterinary use))
  Intervet, United States; Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, Australia; Veterinaria, Switzerland



• PG 600 (Chorionic Gonadotrophin and Gonadotrophin, Serum (veterinary use))
  Intervet, France; Intervet, South Africa



• PG.600 (Chorionic Gonadotrophin and Gonadothrophin, Serum (veterinary use))
  Intervet, Austria



• Predalon
  Essex, Germany



• Pregnyl
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa; Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; Essex Chemie, Switzerland; Euro, Netherlands; Medcor, Netherlands; Organon, United Arab Emirates; Organon, Argentina; Organon, Austria; Organon, Australia; Organon, Bangladesh; Organon, Belgium; Organon, Bahrain; Organon, Chile; Organon, Colombia; Organon, Cyprus; Organon, Czech Republic; Organon, Denmark; Organon, Estonia; Organon, Egypt; Organon, Finland; Organon, Ghana; Organon, Greece; Organon, Hong Kong; Organon, Hungary; Organon, Indonesia; Organon, Ireland; Organon, Israel; Organon, Iraq; Organon, Iran; Organon, Italy; Organon, Jordan; Organon, Kenya; Organon, Kuwait; Organon, Lebanon; Organon, Sri Lanka; Organon, Lithuania; Organon, Luxembourg; Organon, Latvia; Organon, Libya; Organon, Mexico; Organon, Netherlands; Organon, Norway; Organon, Oman; Organon, Peru; Organon, Philippines; Organon, Poland; Organon, Portugal; Organon, Qatar; Organon, Romania; Organon, Serbia; Organon, Saudi Arabia; Organon, Sudan; Organon, Singapore; Organon, Slovenia; Organon, Slovakia; Organon, Syria; Organon, Thailand; Organon, Turkey; Organon, Taiwan; Organon, Tanzania; Organon, United States; Organon, Venezuela; Organon, Yemen; Organon, Zambia; Organon, Zimbabwe; Schering-Plough, United Kingdom; Schering-Plough, Japan; Schering-Plough, Sweden



• Primogonyl
  Schering, Colombia



• Profasi
  Serono, Greece; Serono, Ireland; Serono, Luxembourg; Serono, Peru; Serum Institute, India



• Pubergen
  Uni-Sankyo, India



• Suidan (Chorionic Gonadotrophin and Gonadotrophin, Serum (veterinary use))
  Alvetra u. Werfft, Austria; Sanochemia Vet., Switzerland



• Suigonan (Chorionic Gonadotrophin and Gonadotrophin, Serum (veterinary use))
  Intervet, Germany; Intervet, Finland; Intervet, Norway



• Vetecor (veterinary use)
  Bio98, Italy



• Werfachor (veterinary use)
  Alvetra u. Werfft, Austria



• Ovidrel
  EMD Serono, Canada; EMD Serono, United States; Healthcare Logistics, New Zealand; Merck, Indonesia; Merck Serono, Australia; Merck Serono, South Africa; Serono, Argentina; Serono, Brazil; Serono, Sri Lanka; Serono, Singapore; Serono, Venezuela



• Ovidrelle
  Bioglan, Luxembourg



• Ovitrelle
  Merck, Switzerland; Merck, Spain; Merck, Croatia (Hrvatska); Merck, Sweden; Merck Serono, Denmark; Merck Serono, France; Merck Serono, United Kingdom; Merck Serono, Italy; Merck Serono, Romania; Serono, Austria; Serono, Belgium; Serono, Czech Republic; Serono, Germany; Serono, Finland; Serono, Greece; Serono, Hungary; Serono, Ireland; Serono, Israel; Serono, Iceland; Serono, Netherlands; Serono, Norway; Serono, Poland; Serono, Portugal; Serono, Serbia; Serono, Russian Federation; Serono, Slovenia; Serono, Slovakia; Serono, Turkey; Serono, Vietnam

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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

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