Cetylpyridinium

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

DCF

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B05CA01,D08AJ03,D09AA07,R02AA06

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007773-52-6

Chemical Formula

C21-H38-N

Molecular Weight

304

Therapeutic Categories

Antiseptic

Disinfectant

Chemical Name

Pyridinium, 1-hexadecyl-

Foreign Names

• Cetylpyridinium (German)
• Cétylpyridinium (French)

Generic Names

• Cétylpyridinium (OS: DCF)
• Cetylpyridinium Chloride (OS: BAN)
• Cetylpyridinii chloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 2, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cétylpyridinium (chlorure de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cetylpyridinium Chloride (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cetylpyridiniumchlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Cetilpiridinio cloruro (OS: DCIT)

Brand Names

• Calgel (Cetylpyridinium and Lidocaine)
  Pfizer, Slovenia; GlaxoSmithKline, Croatia (Hrvatska); Wellcome Foundation, Slovakia



• Dobendan Strepsils
  Reckitt Benckiser, Germany



• Dobendan Strepsils Dolo (Cetylpyridinium and Benzocain)
  MCM Klosterfrau Healthcare Group, Germany



• Dobendan
  Reckitt Benckiser, Germany



• Menthosept
  Polfa Lódz, Poland



• Septolete
  Krka, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Septolete (Cetylpyridinium and Benzalkonium)
  Krka, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Septolete Plus (Cetylpyridinium and Benzocaine)
  Krka, Slovakia



• Sprol
  Iwaki Seiyaku, Japan



• Tdz (Cetylpyridinium and Aluminium Chloride)
  Toyo Seiyaku KaseiOriental, Japan



• Alcohocel 70
  Perez Gimenez, Spain



• Alcohol 96 Cuve con Cetilpiridinio
  Perez Gimenez, Spain



• Babysiton (Cetylpyridinium and Zinc oxide)
  Faes, Spain



• Bat Zeta
  Zeta, Italy



• Bisoral (Cetylpyridinium and Benzocaine)
  Intermed, Greece; Uni-Pharma, Greece



• Borocaina
  Alfa Wassermann, Italy; Alfa Wassermann, Malta



• Calgel (Cetylpyridinium and Lidocaine)
  McNeil, United Kingdom



• Cepacaine (Cetylpyridinium and Benzocaine)
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa; Bayer, New Zealand



• Cepacol
  Aventis, Peru; Aventis, Singapore; Bayer, New Zealand; Sanofi-Aventis, Brazil; Sanofi-Aventis, Hong Kong; Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand; Sanofi-Aventis, Venezuela



• Cepacol (Cetylpyridinium and Benzyl Alcohol)
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Cetilsan
  Sella, Italy; Sella, Malta



• Cetisol
  Dr. Collado, Dominican Republic



• Dentarsol
  Gianfarma, Peru



• Difflam Mouth Gel (Cetylpyridinium andBenzydamine)
  Douglas, New Zealand



• Difflam Sugarfree Lozenges (Cetylpyridinium and Benzyldamine)
  Douglas, New Zealand



• Dobendan
  Reckitt Benckiser, Austria



• Dolo-Dobendan (Cetylpyridinium and Benzocaine)
  Reckitt Benckiser, Germany



• Duro Tuss Cough Lozenges (Cetylpyridinium and Pholcodine)
  iNova, New Zealand



• Duro-Tuss Dry Cough (Cetylpyridinium and Pholcodine)
  iNova, Singapore



• Farin Gola
  Montefarmaco OTC, Italy



• Freesept
  Rider, Chile



• Gola Action (Cetylpyridinium and Benzydamine)
  Iodosan, Italy



• Golacetin
  Wellpharma, Italy



• Golafair
  Iodosan, Italy



• Halset
  Biofarm, Poland; Gebro, Switzerland; Gebro, Czech Republic; Gebro, Hungary; Novartis Consumer Health, Austria



• Lemsip Lozenges
  Reckitt Benckiser, New Zealand



• Lysopain N (Cetylpyridinium and Lysozyme)
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Switzerland



• Lysopaïne (Cetylpyridinium and Lysozyme)
  Boehringer Ingelheim, France



• Medi-Keel (Cetylpyridinium and Benzocaine)
  Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Merocaine
  SSL, Ireland



• Merocets
  SSL, Ireland; SSL, Malta; SSL International, United Kingdom



• Neo Cepacol
  Sanofi-Aventis, Italy



• Neoformitrol
  Mipharm, Italy



• Neoseptolete
  Krka, Slovenia



• Novoptine
  Gifrer Barbezat, France



• Oriforte (Cetylpyridinium and Lidocaine)
  Novartis, Slovakia



• Oroforte (Cetylpyridinium and Lidocaine)
  Novartis, Slovakia



• Penipastil
  Casel, Turkey



• Pyrisept
  Weifa, Norway



• Pyrisept (veterinary use)
  Weifa Vet, Norway



• Septolete
  Krka, Lithuania; Krka, Latvia; Krka, Poland



• Septolete (Cetylpyridinium and Benzalkonium)
  Krka, Slovenia



• Septolete Plus (Cetylpyridinium and Benzocaine)
  Krka, Poland



• Septoral
  Merck, Portugal



• Trociletas
  Streger, Mexico



• Udofen Atomizer (Cetylpyridinium and Undecylenic Acid)
  GlaxoSmithKline, Poland

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name

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