Chemical formula: C₂H₇NS Molecular mass: 77.149 g/mol PubChem compound: 6058
Mercaptamine reduces corneal cystine crystal accumulation acting as a cystine-depleting agent by converting cystine to cysteine and cysteine-cysteamine mixed disulfides.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| A16AA04 | Mercaptamine | A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A16 Other alimentary tract and metabolism products → A16A Other alimentary tract and metabolism products → A16AA Amino acids and derivatives |
| S01XA21 | S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01X Other ophthalmologicals → S01XA Other ophthalmologicals | |
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYSTAGON Hard capsule | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
| CYSTADROPS Eye drops solution | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Mercaptamine is an active ingredient of these brands:
United States (US)
Austria (AT)
Canada (CA)
Croatia (HR)
Estonia (EE)
Finland (FI)
France (FR)
Ireland (IE)
Israel (IL)
Italy (IT)
Japan (JP)
Lithuania (LT)
Netherlands (NL)
Poland (PL)
Romania (RO)
Turkey (TR)
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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