Silver Nitrate

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D08AL01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007761-88-8

Chemical Formula

Ag-N-O3

Molecular Weight

169

Therapeutic Categories

Antiseptic

Disinfectant

Chemical Names

Nitric acid, silver (1+) salt (USP)

Silver (1+) nitrate (USP)

Foreign Names

• Argenti nitras (Latin)
• Silbernitrat (German)
• Argent, nitrate de (French)
• Plata, nitrato de (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Silver Nitrate (OS: JAN)
• Höllenstein (IS)
• Lunar caustic (IS)
• NSC 135800 (IS)
• UNII-95IT3W8JZE (IS)
• Silver Nitrate (PH: BP 2010, JP XV, Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32)

Brand Names

• Born happy
  Fuso Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Granions d'Argent
  Granions, Monaco



• Mova nitrat pipette
  Polfa Kutno, Poland



• Silver Nitrate
  Teva USA, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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