Hexamidine (International)
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
D08AC04,R01AX07,R02AA18,S01AX08,S03AA05
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0003811-75-4
Chemical Formula
C20-H26-N4-O2
Molecular Weight
354
Therapeutic Categories
Antiseptic agent
Disinfectant
Chemical Name
Benzenecarboximidamide, 4,4'-[1,6-hexanediylbis(oxy)]bis-
Foreign Names
- Hexamidinum (Latin)
- Hexamidin (German)
- Hexamidine (French)
- Hexamidina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Hexamidine (OS: BAN, DCF)
- Hexamidine Isetionate (OS: BANM)
- Hexamidine 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate (IS)
- Hexamidine (diisétionate d') (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Hexamidine diisetionate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Hexamidine Isetionate (PH: BP 2018)
- Hexamidini diisetionas (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
Brand Names
- Cyteal [+ Chlorhexidine, + Chlorocresol]
Pierre Fabre Medicament, Slovakia - Cytéal [+ Chlorhexidine, + Chlorocresol]
Rovafarm, Argentina; Simed, Tunisia - Desomedine
Chauvin, Tunisia - Hexomedine
ADWYA, Tunisia - Aurigoutte [+ Lidocaine]
Merck Médication Familiale, France - Colludol [+ Lidocaine]
Cooper, France; Melisana, Belgium; Melisana, Luxembourg - Cyteal [+ Chlorhexidine, + Chlorocresol]
Pierre Fabre, Georgia; Pierre Fabre, Portugal - Cytéal [+ Chlorhexidine, + Chlorocresol]
Pierre Fabre, Czech Republic; Pierre Fabre, Kuwait; Pierre Fabre Médicament, France - Desomedin
Bausch & Lomb Swiss, Switzerland - Désomédine
Chauvin Bausch & Lomb, France - Desomedine 0.1%
Bausch & Lomb, Belgium; Bausch & Lomb, Luxembourg - Hexamidine Gilbert 0.1%
Gilbert, France - Hexamidine Mylan
Mylan, France - Hexaseptine 0.1%
Gifrer, France - Hexomedine
Melisana, Belgium; sanofi-aventis, Venezuela - Hexomédine
Sanofi-Aventis, France - Hexomedine [+ Tetracaine]
Sanofi-Aventis Farmaceutica, Brazil - Hexomedine 0.1%
Melisana, Luxembourg - Hexomédine 0.1%
Sanofi-Aventis, France - Imacort [+ Clotrimazole, + Prednisolone]
Galderma, Slovakia; Spirig Baltikum, Lithuania - Imaduo 10 mg/g + 2.5 mg/g [+ Clotrimazole]
Galderma, Hungary - Imazol [+ Clotrimazole]
Galderma Schweiz, Switzerland; Spirig Baltikum, Lithuania - Imazol comp [+ Clotrimazole, + Prednisolone]
Galderma, Germany - Imazol plus [+ Clotrimazole]
Galderma, Germany - Imazol Plus [+ Clotrimazole]
Bailleul, Estonia; Galderma, Slovakia; Spirig Pharma, Poland - Iset Hexamidina + Cl Tetrac. Ache [+ Tetracaine]
Aché, Brazil - Laryngomedin
Cassella-med, Germany - Medi Pulv [+ Chlorhexidine, + Allantoin]
Pharmabroker, New Zealand - Medicreme Antiseptic [+ Chlorhexidine, + Cetrimide, + Lidocaine]
Pharmabroker, New Zealand
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
Further information
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