Potassium Hydroxide
Scheme
Ph. Eur.
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0001310-58-3
Chemical Formula
K-O-H
Molecular Weight
56
Therapeutic Categories
Pharmaceutic aid
Food additive
Caustic
Chemical Name
Potassium Hydroxide (USAN)
Foreign Names
- Kalii hydroxidum (Latin)
- Kaliumhydroxid (German)
- Potassium, hydroxyde de (French)
- Hidróxido potásico (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Potassium Hydroxide (OS: USAN, JAN)
- Ätzkali (IS)
- CCRIS 6569 (IS)
- Cyantek CC 723 (IS)
- E 525 (IS)
- Kalii hydroxidum purissimum (IS)
- Kalium causticum fusum (IS)
- Potash Lye (IS)
- Potassa (IS)
- Kalii hydroxidum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Potassium Hydroxide (PH: BP 2011, JP XV, NF 29, USP 32)
- Potassium hydroxide (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
Brand Names
- Addex-Kalium
Fresenius Kabi, Georgia - Cerumenol
Desma, Spain - Glycerin and Potash Solution (Potassium Hydroxide and Glycerol)
Fudimi Seiyaku, Japan - InfectoDell
Infectopharm, Germany - Poxkare
Laboratoires Bioethic, France
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Ph. Eur. | European Pharmacopoeia |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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