| Abominum | antispasmodic used in the treatment of gastritis and colitis1 |
| Alpha tirroxinum | thyrotropinum, thyrotropin or TSH2 |
| Aminalon (gama aminobutyric acid) |
antihypertensive, acts on CNS2 |
| ATP (adenosine triphosphate) |
coenzyme |
|
Baclon |
used to treat spasticity associated with spinal cord lesions2 |
| Baktysutil | see Orobicin |
| Brulamycin (tobramycin) |
aminoglycoside antibiotic2 |
| Bendazol (dibasol or tiabendazole) |
vasodilator2 |
| Calcium orotate (calcium salt of orotic acid) | used in the treatment of hyperuricemia and hypercholesterolemia; also used to treat liver disorders3 |
|
Cavinton |
used to treat cerebrovascular and cognitive disorders3 |
|
Cefamezin |
first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic2 |
| Cefamid (cephradine) |
a semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic2 |
| Cerebrolysin | porcine brain extract used to treat nervous system disorders3 |
| Cinnarizine | antiemetic, histamine H1-receptor antagonist3 |
| Citral solution or citric acid solution | used to relieve flatulence and assuages pain; ingredient found in herbal remedies used for a variety of disorders3 |
| Complamin (xanthinol nicotinate) |
used to treat hypercholesterolemia, peripheral arterial disorders; cerebral circulatory and metabolic disorders; retinal vascular disorders; Meniere's disease and hearing disorders.3 |
| Diacarb | see below |
|
Diamox or Fonurit |
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor; diuretic; may be known as diacarb1,3 |
|
Dibasol |
see Bendazol |
| Encephabol (pyritinol) |
used to treat rheumatoid arthiritis, cerebral insufficiency, organic brain disorders, migraine and trigeminal neuralgia3 |
| Euphyllin (aminophylline) |
bronchodilator3 |
| Ferrimed (vitamin B substances, iron polymaltose, folic acid) |
used in the treatment of iron-deficiency anemia2 |
| Furagin (furazidin) |
anti-infective agent2 |
| Furanthril or Furantral (furosemide) |
loop diuretic2 |
| Glutamic acid | dietary supplement3 |
| Hyalase or Wydase (hyaluronidase) |
adjuvant to increase the absorption and dispersion of other injected drugs or for hypodermoclysis2,3 |
|
Limonal |
light magnesium carbonate used to treat constipation2 |
|
Luminal |
anticonvulsant3 |
| Myodocalm (tolperisone or mydeton) |
centrally acting muscle relaxant2 |
| Nicospan (nicotinic acid) |
B-complex vitamin2 |
| Nootropyl or Nootropil (piracetam) |
used in the treatment of mental function impairment in the elderly; cerebral infarction; vertigo; and dyslexia in children2,3 |
| Pancreatin | pancreatic enzymes with protease, amylase and lipase activity used to treat pancreatic insufficiency assocated with DV and pancreatitis3 |
| Pantogen (calcium pantothenate) |
component of coenzyne A which is essential for the metabolism of carbohydrate, fat and protein; B-complex vitamin3 |
| Pantogar (calcium pantothenate; thiamin nitrate; medicinal yest; cystine; keratin; aminobenzoic acid |
used to treat disorders of the hair and nails3 |
| Papaverine | vasodilator, antispasmodic |
| Panagin (aspartic acid) |
dietary supplement2 |
| Piracetam | see Nootropyl |
| Pyridoxal phosphate or pyridoxine | vitamin B6, which is a water-soluble B-complex vitamin2 |
| Relanium (diazepam) |
long-acting benzodiazepine used as a sedative, anxiolytic and anticonvulsant2 |
| Retrobolin (nandrolone) |
anabolic agent2 |
| Rudotel (medazepam) |
long-acting benzodiazepine similar to diazepam, such as anxiolytic, sedative, anticonvulsant, etc.2,3 |
| Seduxen (diazepam) |
long-acting benzodiazepine used as a sedative, anxiolytic and anticonvulsant2 |
| Trental (pentoxifylline) |
used in the treatment of intermittent claudication associated with peripheral vascular disease2,3 |
| Triampur | combination diuretic containing triamterene and hydrochlorthiazide1 |
| Valerian | dried rhizome and roots of valeriana officinalis which is used as a sedative4 |
| Verospiron (spironolactone) |
diuretic, aldosterone antagonist2 |
| Wydase | see Hyalase |
| Vertizine (meclozine) |
used in the prevention and treatment of nausea, vomiting and vertigo associated with motion sickness2 |
REFERENCES
1. Personal communication with Bella Binkin, a former Russian physician
2. Swiss Pharmaceutical Society, Ed. Index Nominum International Drug Directory. MedPharm; 1990/1991
3. Reynolds JEF, Ed. Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th Edition. London: The Pharmaceutical Press; 1993
4. Budavari S, Ed. The Merck Index, Eleventh Edition. Rahway, NJ: Merck & Co., Inc.; 1989