Sodium Sulfate

Scheme

Ph. Int.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A06AD13,A12CA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007757-82-6

Chemical Formula

Na2-S-O4

Molecular Weight

142

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Mineral supplement

Laxative, osmotically acting

Chemical Names

Disodium sulfate (Ph. Int.)

Sulfuric acid disodium salt, anhydrous (Ph. Int.)

Foreign Names

• Natriii sulfas anhydricus (Latin)
• Natriumsulfat, wasserfrei (German)
• Sodium, sulfate de, anhydre (French)
• Sulfato de sodio anhidro (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Sodium sulfate, dried (OS: JAN)
• Dried Sodium sulphate (IS)
• Exsiccated Sodium sulphate (IS)
• Natrium Sulfuricum siccatum (IS)
• Sulfate de sodium déshydraté (IS)
• Thenardite (IS)
• Natriumsulfat, wasserfrei (PH: Ph. Helv. 10)
• Sodium sulfate, anhydrous (PH: Ph. Int. 4, USP 32)
• Sodium sulphate, anhydrous (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium Sulphate, Anhydrous (PH: BP 2010)

Brand Names

• Chang Le
  Guang Da, China



• Digedryl (Sodium Sulfate and Sodium Phosphate)
  Merck Médication Familiale, France

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Int.	Pharmacopoea Internationalis

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