Glucosamine

Chemical formula: C₆H₁₃NO₅  Molecular mass: 179.171 g/mol  PubChem compound: 439213

Active ingredient description

Glucosamine is an endogenous substance, a normal constituent of the polysaccharide chains of cartilage matrix and synovial fluid glucosaminoglycans. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown glucosamine stimulates the synthesis of physiological glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans by chondrocytes and of hyaluronic acid by synoviocytes.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
M01AX05 Glucosamine M Musculo-skeletal system → M01 Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products → M01A Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids → M01AX Other antiinflammatory and antirheumatic agents, non-steroids
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
DOLENIO Film-coated tablets Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 14999-43-0
CAS Substance: 3416-24-8
CAS Substance: 38899-05-7
CAS Substance: 66-84-2
DrugBank Drug: DB01296
KEGG Drug: D04334
PubChem Compound: 439213
RxNorm Ingredient: 4845
SNOMED-CT Concept: 70237008
Glucosamine (substance)
UNII Identifier: N08U5BOQ1K
GLUCOSAMINE

Medicines

Glucosamine is an active ingredient of these brands:

Austria (AT)

  • PROGONA as GLUCOSAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) CARTIFIT as GLUCOSAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) DONA as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE

Brazil (BR)

Croatia (HR)

  • ARTHRYL as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • METASPON as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE SODIUM CHLORIDE

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

  • DOLOFINARTRIT as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • FINARTRIT as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • OSTEOVITAL as GLUCOSAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • SINOVIOL as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • (combination) ARTROSAMIN as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • (combination) BIENEX GL as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • (combination) CARTIFLEX as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • (combination) CURAFLEX DUO as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE SODIUM CHLORIDE
  • (combination) DOLOARTROSAMIN
  • (combination) DOLOCURAFLEX as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • (combination) DOLOTENS as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • (combination) ENIFLEX DUO FORTE as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • (combination) FLEXIVA as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • (combination) FLEXURE as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • (combination) GLUCOSTAT as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • (combination) GLUXICAM as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • (combination) IDELOXAN PLUS as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • (combination) MELBICOX DUO
  • (combination) MELCAN GL as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • (combination) MELOARA DUO as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • (combination) MEXYL
  • (combination) NUTRIGEL as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE SODIUM CHLORIDE
  • (combination) OSTEOLIVE as GLUCOSAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • (combination) RECARTIL as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • (combination) TAMIFLEX as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

Estonia (EE)

Finland (FI)

  • ARTHRYL as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • COMFORA as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • GLUCADOL as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • (combination) DROGLICAN as GLUCOSAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

  • ARTHROCHOICE as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE SODIUM CHLORIDE
  • ARTHROLOC as Crystalline glucosamine sulphate
  • DIFFARM-S as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • EUROTRIL as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • F-VIALIN as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE SODIUM CHLORIDE
  • FLEXSA as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • KUDONA as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • ORENTA-S as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • POUSOL-S as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • VIARTRIL as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • VOLTAFLEX as GLUCOSAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
  • VORIFEND as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
  • (combination) ARTROFORT COMPLEX as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE SODIUM CHLORIDE

Ireland (IE)

Israel (IL)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

Mexico (MX)

Netherlands (NL)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

  • SLIDEFLEX as Glucosamine sulfate sodium chloride

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

  • (combination) DONA as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE
  • (combination) DONA PLUS as GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

 
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