Hexamidine

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

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. 6)
• Hexamidine Diisetionate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Hexamidine Isetionate (PH: BP 2010)
• Hexamidini diisetionas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Bacticid
  Pharmaghreb, Tunisia



• Colludol (Hexamidine and Lidocaine)
  Melisana, Luxembourg



• Aurigoutte (Hexamidine and Lidocaine)
  Merck Médication Familiale, France



• Colludol (Hexamidine and Lidocaine)
  Cooper, France; Melisana, Belgium



• Cyteal
  Pierre Fabre Medicament, Slovakia



• Desomedin
  Bausch & Lomb Swiss, Switzerland



• Desomedine
  Chauvin, Belgium; Chauvin, Luxembourg; Chauvin, Singapore



• Désomédine
  Chauvin, France; Chauvin, Tunisia



• Ergix mal de gorge (Hexamidine and Tetracaine)
  Merck Médication Familiale, France



• Hexaderm
  Saidal, Algeria



• Hexamidine Gilbert
  Gilbert, France



• Hexamidine Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Hexamidine ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, France



• Hexaseptine
  Gifrer Barbezat, France



• Hexomedine
  Melisana, Belgium; Melisana, Luxembourg



• Hexomédine
  ADWYA, Tunisia; Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Hexomedine Collutoire (Hexamidine and Tetracaine)
  Melisana, Belgium; Melisana, Luxembourg



• Imazol (Hexamidine and Clotrimazole)
  Spirig, Austria; Spirig, Slovakia; Spirig Pharma, Switzerland



• Imazol Creme plus (Hexamidine and Clotrimazole)
  Medical Intertrade, Croatia (Hrvatska); Spirig, Germany; Spirig, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Mexyl
  Alfa, Peru



• Ophtamedine
  Thea, Belgium; Thea, Luxembourg



• Oromédine maux de gorge (Hexamidine and Tetracaine)
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Otomide (Hexamidine and Lidocaine)
  Aelslife, France



• Pulvo 47 (Hexamidine and Neomycin)
  Fournier, Oman



• Pulvo-47
  Genesis, Turkey



• Tantum Bucal (Hexamidine and Benzydamine)
  Farma Lepori, Spain

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

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)

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