Cetrimide
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cetrimide,oralkyltrimethylammonium bromide,is anantisepticwhich is amixtureof threequaternary ammonium compounds:tetradonium bromide(TTAB or MITMAB),cetrimonium bromide(CTAB), andlaurtrimonium bromide(DTAB or LTAB).[1]It was first discovered and developed byICIand introduced under the brand nameCetavlon.[2]It is used as a 1-3 % solution for cleaning roadside accident wounds.[3]ICI also introducedSavlon,which was a combination of cetrimide andchlorhexidine.ICI later sold the Savlon brand OTC toJohnson & Johnsonin May 1992.[4]Cetrimide is used in various applications such as antiseptic agents, diagnostic test and analysis, topical formulations, and dental treatment.[5]
References[edit]
- ^Council of Europe(2007).European Pharmacopoeia(Ph. Eur.)(6.0 ed.). Strasbourg:The Stationery Office.pp. 1484–5.ISBN978-92-871-6054-6.OCLC170932841.
- ^"Newspaper Article - Page 11 Advertisements Column 1".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-05.Retrieved2013-08-15.
- ^Tripathi, KD.Essentials of Medical Pharmacology(7th ed.). p. 900.
- ^"JOHNSON & JOHNSON ACQUIRES SAVLON OTC BRANDS FROM ICI - Free Online Library".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-05.
- ^"Cetrimide Applications".22 October 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-04-05.
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